Category: Essay

Rudyard Kipling, Islam, and Empire

In Kipling’s mind, the relativizing of different traditions within the harmony of the common worship of God could be satisfactorily manifested in the British Empire.

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.

Izquierda Española: A Threat to the New Right?

Izquierda Española: A Threat to the New Right?

The New Right must be careful when playing up the populist rhetoric, lest it fall into Marxist dialectics.

January 18, 2024
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75: One of the Most Dangerous Documents Ever Written

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75: One of the Most Dangerous Documents Ever Written

If the state is the author of our rights and has the power to grant them to us, then they are not rights, but permissions that the state could revoke at any moment.

January 17, 2024
The ‘Ghost-Written’ Verse of W.B. Yeats

The ‘Ghost-Written’ Verse of W.B. Yeats

Yeats’ ghostly philosophy became a central theme in much of his most significant poetry. Many of his key works cannot be properly understood without knowledge of it.

January 15, 2024
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

Vivaldi & Others: 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