Liberalism

Dublin’s Dilemma

As a result of Catholicism's demise, are the Irish no longer governed by a firm, inherited sense of right and wrong? If the answer is “yes,” then Ireland cannot claim that it wasn’t warned. Continue Reading »

9 Aug 2023

Deneen’s Assault on Vitalism

by Howe Whitman III and Evan Myers

Regime Change is about how a society’s elite ought to conduct itself. Deneen’s answer: An elite must aspire to provide common goods that make a virtuous life probable for normal people. Continue Reading »

8 Aug 2023

Chilton Williamson’s Errand into the Wilderness

by M. D. Aeschliman

We ought to value persons for their habitual qualities and their achievements. Chilton Williamson’s character and accomplishments are in many respects exemplary—especially his Christian hope. Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2023

Deneen’s New Deal

by R. R. Reno

“What we are witnessing in America is a regime that is exhausted,” writes Patrick Deneen in his new book. The United States is fabulously rich; our military remains peerless. But on such key metrics as life expectancy and mental health, America is deteriorating, and the indictment of a former . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2023

The End of Liberalism and the Lost Man

by Mark Bauerlein

Chilton Williamson joins the podcast to discuss his book The End of Liberalism. Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2023

What Patrick Deneen Still Gets Wrong

by Peter J. Leithart

Three-quarters of the way through his illuminating new book Regime Change, Patrick Deneen finds the key he’s been groping for over the past several years—the church. Then he drops it again. Continue Reading »

23 Jun 2023

Michael Millerman on Alexander Dugin Explained

by R. R. Reno

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Michael Millerman to talk about his article, “Alexander Dugin Explained,” from the February 2023 issue. Continue Reading »

9 Feb 2023

Alexander Dugin Explained

by Michael Millerman

Many sense that the West needs to reconsider its philosophical foundations. Reflexive appeals to old pieties no longer persuade. But those who look to modern philosophy for answers run into a problem best articulated by Leo Strauss: “Only a great thinker could help us in our intellectual plight. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2023

Islamism and Modernity: A Follow Up

by Shadi Hamid

Shadi Hamid, author of “How Modernity Swallowed Islamism,” re-examines the development of Arab political movements and what lessons they can offer to present American political debates about liberalism and the role of religion and politics. Continue Reading »

4 Nov 2022