Category: Essay

The Christmas Journey of Olaf Åsteson

The Norwegian tale of a young man who fell asleep on Christmas Eve and woke on Epiphany to recount the miraculous sights he had seen.

The Magic of Christmas is Real

Fairy parties and flying reindeer are not things out of which eventually we must grow; they belong to the realm inhabited only by those who are mature enough to understand the world for what it is.

Spain: Amnesty and the Constitution

Spain: Amnesty and the Constitution

VOX’s Jorge Buxade argued that the state cannot exercise a power not expressly recognized by law.

October 20, 2023
Spanish Conservatism: A Selection

Spanish Conservatism: A Selection

A look at three representatives of Spanish conservatism: Donoso Cortés, Ramiro de Maeztu, and Elias de Tejada.

October 19, 2023
Israel in War and Peace

Israel in War and Peace

The monstrosities in Israel crowd out moral ambivalence, but there are those whose bloodlust was merely whetted.

October 18, 2023
Suppressing the “Enemy of the Disaster”

Suppressing the “Enemy of the Disaster”

In stark contrast to the way Camus has been mis-portrayed by others, readers will encounter a heroic “committed opponent of conspiratorial thinking of all kinds.”

October 17, 2023
An Afternoon with Michel Houellebecq

An Afternoon with Michel Houellebecq

FROM THE FALL 2023 PRINT EDITION: Houellebecq is a dystopian visionary who has discovered that reality has overtaken him.

October 17, 2023
Sumo and the Sublime

Sumo and the Sublime

If we consider the origin myth of sumo, we may reflect on how the war between the celestial and earthly realms was tamed by the sport and turned into an arena structured by higher principles.

October 16, 2023
Can Conservatives and Liberals Still Get Along?

Can Conservatives and Liberals Still Get Along?

Liberalism leaves our cultural traditions and moral life at the mercy of whatever happens to result from the totality of individual human wills.

October 16, 2023
An Antisemite? Pius XII was a Righteous Gentile

An Antisemite? Pius XII was a Righteous Gentile

It is hard not to draw the conclusion that the observable obsessive impulse to destroy Pius’ reputation is driven more by ideology than by any objective historical inquiry. 

October 15, 2023
Out with a Whimper: Europe’s Quiet Crisis of Fertility

Out with a Whimper: Europe’s Quiet Crisis of Fertility

Poles have learned the hard way that there are no holidays from history.

October 14, 2023
A Central Bank Digital Currency Would Destroy Our Economies

A Central Bank Digital Currency Would Destroy Our Economies

CBDC is a paradox: it is a money based solely on trust that is structurally set up to destroy that trust. If people lose trust in the currency, the government would lose any control it had over the economy.

October 13, 2023
Conservatives Must Become Revolutionary

Conservatives Must Become Revolutionary

Against the endless liberation of the individual and the atomization of society, conservatives must uphold a concept of man as part of society with a shared identity and a shared ethos.

October 13, 2023
‘Freedom’ vs. God

‘Freedom’ vs. God

We have not been gradually losing our rights, freedoms, and political power. In truth, we never really had them to begin with, for they were never grounded in true political authority.

October 12, 2023