Category: REVIEW

Banalysis: Saying the Unsayable

Banalysis was published in the shadow of the tsunami of stupidity that became the ‘pandemic’ and all that ensued. It did not get the attention it deserved then. It deserves to be read now.

How Should We Read Tolkien?

A new book considers a postmodern Tolkien, but it circles back to the obvious and enduring: love and friendship.

Deus Ex Machina

The Jüngers’ warnings are as apposite today as when they were written.

Midwinter Warmth

Chilcott’s Christmas Oratorio seems old and yet new, traditional and yet contemporary.

A Beginner’s Guide to Woke

‘Woke’ is like a mind-altering substance widely consumed by the population which blinds them to what is taking place and ensures that ‘progressive’ values spread unimpeded.

The Antidote to Anarchy

Why do people accept to be bound by the results of a democratic election, or by the state and its laws, or by the limitations embodied within a public office?

Go North

Septentrion is a strange, beautiful, and elusive nightmare of a dystopia set in a northern version of an eternal, seemingly pre-war Mitteleuropa.

A Beginner’s Guide to Woke

A Beginner’s Guide to Woke

‘Woke’ is like a mind-altering substance widely consumed by the population which blinds them to what is taking place and ensures that ‘progressive’ values spread unimpeded.

December 5, 2024
The Last Bastion of Authority: The Office of the British King

The Last Bastion of Authority: The Office of the British King

In A Defense of Monarchy, six authors present the ancient Christian values symbolized in the British crown.

December 1, 2024
Florida’s Ebullient Cultural Scene Continues to Rise

Florida’s Ebullient Cultural Scene Continues to Rise

Palm Beach is becoming a nexus for culture with performances of the highest international quality.

November 23, 2024
The Antidote to Anarchy

The Antidote to Anarchy

Why do people accept to be bound by the results of a democratic election, or by the state and its laws, or by the limitations embodied within a public office?

November 16, 2024
Go North

Go North

Septentrion is a strange, beautiful, and elusive nightmare of a dystopia set in a northern version of an eternal, seemingly pre-war Mitteleuropa.

November 16, 2024
What Flying Saints Are Teaching This Protestant 

What Flying Saints Are Teaching This Protestant 

Carlos Eire’s new book asks us to confront the miraculous with an open mind.

November 15, 2024
Quality Wine, Quality Time—The Scruton Hub’s <em>Essence of Life: How Conservative Values Shape Our Future?</em>

Quality Wine, Quality Time—The Scruton Hub’s <em>Essence of Life: How Conservative Values Shape Our Future?</em>

The excellent conference was complemented by a cultural experience against the beautiful backdrop of Hungary’s Lake Balaton.

November 12, 2024
Nature and Nature’s God

Nature and Nature’s God

Steven Searcy awakens us to the divine drama of our lives, in which God is present even in something as mundane as the tumbling of wind-blown leaves.

November 9, 2024
Race or Faith: Which Sacred Values Will Shape the West?

Race or Faith: Which Sacred Values Will Shape the West?

Eric Kaufmann argues that race taboo must be reformed from a sacred moral absolute “into a proportionate norm like any other.”

November 4, 2024
A Message from the Countryside

A Message from the Countryside

Dear Townies is an exasperated letter to green activists whose ideology could destroy the countryside.

November 3, 2024
A Great Missed Opportunity

A Great Missed Opportunity

Britain’s forgotten people gave Boris Johnson power to act on their behalf, but he quickly forgot about them.

November 3, 2024
Echoes of Antiquity

Echoes of Antiquity

A strong Christian current runs through Joshua Hren’s collection, engaging with each poem and tying them into a cohesive whole.

November 2, 2024