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Moral Chaos Writ Large: The Liberal Subversion of the Rule of Law (Part I)

Harrison Pitt May 29, 2022

Liberal thinkers have fetishized their false image of the rule of law as a commitment to neutrality. The idea has become such a sacred article of the liberal faith, that any effort to draw upon our Judeo-Christian heritage is condemned as tyranny.

The World Shifting Beneath Our Feet: An Interview with N.S. Lyons

Jonathon Van Maren May 26, 2022

“I think conspiracy theories are proliferating because we can all feel the ground shifting under our feet but have no easy way to understand and make sense of that feeling of chaos.”—N.S. Lyons

Liberalism and the Utopian Temptation

Harrison Pitt April 26, 2022

Liberals like to claim that their political worldview is not even ideological, but simply what happens when kindness and common sense are allowed to prevail over dogmatism, tyranny, and impractical forms of political romance. But is liberalism, the ruling philosophy of our modern world, really so immune from the utopian temptation?

Five Lessons for Europe from the Ukraine Crisis

David Boos March 14, 2022

The outbreak of war in Ukraine has caused an identity crisis in Europe. Yesterday’s pacifism turned into today’s belligerence in a heartbeat, all the while avoiding the geopolitical elephant in the room in favor of moral indignation. This should be a wake-up call.

Giorgia Meloni: Europe Paying the Price for its Liberal Leaders’ Weakness

Robert Semonsen March 5, 2022

“For years we have been calling for a Europe that is strong and proud of its identity and its roots. Instead, today we are paying the consequences of an increasingly weak Europe,” Ms. Meloni bemoaned.

Church of Sweden Archbishop Accused of Cozying Up to Radical Islamists

Robert Semonsen February 19, 2022

The Protestant prelate, accused of using her high-ranking position within the Church of Sweden to promote mass migration from the Islamic world, is now facing criticism for inviting so-called ‘aid organizations’ with links to radical Islamist groups to participate in an interfaith meeting.

Right, Left, and Conservative

Sven R. Larson January 28, 2022

Of the three dominant types of welfare states, it is not easy to extract one that would be palatable to both social conservatives and social democrats—it is possible though. The path to a compromise can be found by navigating the dynamics between political methodology and political theory.

A Spanish View of Liberalism: An Interview with Francisco José Contreras

Kurt Hofer January 8, 2022

Must liberalism be leveled completely by the New Right, so that a new conservative edifice may emerge from its ruins? Or must the meaning of liberalism be reclaimed for the Right and from the historiographical distortions of the progressive Left? Haivry and Hazony, Deneen, and Legutko appear to answer in the affirmative. However, a compelling alternate view is offered by Spanish philosophy professor and politician Francisco José Contreras.

The Virtue Contest

Daria Fedotova August 13, 2021

The manipulations of the Left are easy to avoid if one does not try to prove one’s virtue using social media.

Is Critical Theory Anti-Liberal?

Joseph Shaw July 8, 2021

A tactical alliance between conservatives and unorthodox figures of the left makes sense.

Tag: liberalism

Moral Chaos Writ Large: The Liberal Subversion of the Rule of Law (Part I)

The World Shifting Beneath Our Feet: An Interview with N.S. Lyons

Liberalism and the Utopian Temptation

Five Lessons for Europe from the Ukraine Crisis

Giorgia Meloni: Europe Paying the Price for its Liberal Leaders’ Weakness

Church of Sweden Archbishop Accused of Cozying Up to Radical Islamists

A Spanish View of Liberalism: An Interview with Francisco José Contreras

The Virtue Contest

Is Critical Theory Anti-Liberal?

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