Category: Essay

The Lie

Restoring the ‘rule of law’ by turning a country into a banana republic—if this is not a systemic lie, I do not know what is. 

On Killing Our Elders

We modern Westerners may be the first people in history to try to flourish without a community of revered elders.

Jazovka: The Schizophrenia of the Croatian State

“Instead of commemorating Yugoslav and communist executioners, we call on the Croatian government to commemorate the sacrifice of Croatian soldiers and civilians with dignity.”

German Patriots Against Hitler

Although the plot to kill Hitler failed eighty years ago, the very fact that such an attempt was made continues to inspire. Dieter Stein tells the story of the German patriots behind the plot.

A New Charter for the Nobility

The world to-day needs leaders who are willing to sacrifice their own pleasures and profits for those whom they serve.

The Mistaken Cult of Free Thinking

If it is ontologically impossible for God Himself to be an ‘independent thinker,’ I struggle to see how Bill Maher manages it.

Designing a Conservative State?

When secession serves the needs of political homogeneity and self-determination, it might actually serve the common good.

The Abiding Appeal of Self-Immolation

Those who engage in self-immolation today are raging against a world grown immune to the human quest for meaning and self-sacrifice.

“Where Is the Escape Hatch?” Paul Kingsnorth’s Machine Age Survival Guide 

“Where Is the Escape Hatch?” Paul Kingsnorth’s Machine Age Survival Guide 

“If the Brave New World points us towards the emerging total system, it also points us towards the alternative.”

June 7, 2024
Overcoming Self-Exile

Overcoming Self-Exile

Catholics can undermine the self-exile of technology if we understand our own counterculture in terms of reestablishing true environments.

June 2, 2024
A Viennese Waltz—in Paris!

A Viennese Waltz—in Paris!

The 7th edition of the Bal des Parisiennes will be held on Saturday, June 8th at the Pavillon Dauphine, in Paris.

Confessions of an American Monarchist, Part II

Confessions of an American Monarchist, Part II

Young Americans are discovering the untapped riches of European Christian and conservative thought.

Is Roosevelt’s America Dying?

Is Roosevelt’s America Dying?

Americans may cross the water as much as they like, but it is an ocean of time as well as space that separates us from our origins.

Midwits: The True Enemies of Counter-Revolution

Midwits: The True Enemies of Counter-Revolution

The Midwit Meme claims that the uneducated and the very educated are natural allies. The real problem is found with those towards the centre of the spectrum, the slightly educated lot.

June 1, 2024
An Island

An Island

The acknowledgement of difference—and yet tolerance and a willingness to work together—was an essential part of my visit to Israel.

The Shameless Joys of Fatherhood

The Shameless Joys of Fatherhood

No matter how bad a workday I may have had, those precious seconds when I turn the key in the front door and hear the jubilant shouts of “Daddy!” make it all worthwhile.

May 30, 2024
European Muslims Need Dante; So Does Everyone Else

European Muslims Need Dante; So Does Everyone Else

The great Tuscan poet can save our lives.

May 28, 2024
The Alien Archetype and Anti-Human Futurism

The Alien Archetype and Anti-Human Futurism

Tyranny pretends to respond to higher, more advanced, imperatives, but they are, at root, an expression of an age-old libido dominandi.

Ivan Turbinca, The Joyful Exorcist

Ivan Turbinca, The Joyful Exorcist

The protagonist of Creangă’s story confronts armies of demons with humor and common sense, exposing the ridiculous mediocrity of evil.

May 26, 2024