Category: Essay

Saving Armenia: A Personal Encounter

Despite all the pious talk about helping Ukraine, it seems that the asset-poor but culturally rich Christian nation of Armenia must fend for itself.

Poetry, Prose, and the Death of Civilization

Poetry, Prose, and the Death of Civilization

When a civilization is on its deathbed, its people cry out one last time for myth and enchantment.

January 13, 2024
The Cry of a Nation, the Origin of the Carol of the Bells

The Cry of a Nation, the Origin of the Carol of the Bells

The tragic story behind this Christmas carol is a stark reminder of what happened in Ukraine.

January 13, 2024
Sir Roger Against the Sexual Revolution

Sir Roger Against the Sexual Revolution

It is up to us to carry on the fight for goodness, truth, and beauty that Scruton fought so well.

January 12, 2024
The Return of Carbon Neutrality as EU’s Central Legitimising Narrative

The Return of Carbon Neutrality as EU’s Central Legitimising Narrative

The “EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities” makes reducing CO2 emissions the central criterion for accessing liquidity.

January 10, 2024
<strong>Vivaldi & Others</strong>: Francesco Bartolomeo Conti—The Greatest Musical Rediscovery of Recent Decades

<strong>Vivaldi & Others</strong>: Francesco Bartolomeo Conti—The Greatest Musical Rediscovery of Recent Decades

Conti possessed an amazing sense of melody and a deep understanding of humanity’s dark aspects.

January 7, 2024
The Aragorn Option

The Aragorn Option

Aragorn, for so long the wandering heir, wins at last and begins the restoration of a world wrecked by evil.

January 6, 2024
Dry January: A Secular Lent

Dry January: A Secular Lent

Dry January joins the cohort of practices recommended by the progressive virtue leagues working relentlessly to establish a safe, green world as sad as a rainy day.

January 6, 2024
The Abolition of Liberty? Religious Freedom and Education Amid Today’s Intellectual Confusion

The Abolition of Liberty? Religious Freedom and Education Amid Today’s Intellectual Confusion

Freedom of religion is about the freedom to seek the truth.

January 5, 2024
The Hidden Meaning of the One Ring

The Hidden Meaning of the One Ring

Tolkien shows us the similarity between machinery and magic, which both point to the desire for power.

January 4, 2024
Peace, Goodwill, and Harmony: On King Charles’ Christmas Speech

Peace, Goodwill, and Harmony: On King Charles’ Christmas Speech

In the King’s speech, we hear faint resonances of the Christian and Neoplatonic idea of harmony.

January 4, 2024
Fingerprints of Historical Humanity

Fingerprints of Historical Humanity

There is something uncanny about the evident humanness of an old artifact—and something comforting as well.

January 3, 2024
The Blobby Woke Aesthetic: A Harbinger of Decline

The Blobby Woke Aesthetic: A Harbinger of Decline

The woke style is a mawkish tribute to an imagined future in which ugliness and mediocrity slouch supreme.

January 1, 2024