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Mark Pulliam Reviews RUSSELL KIRK: AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE

    A very kind and very detailed review of RUSSELL KIRK: AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE.  Thank you, Liberty Fund! http://www.libertylawsite.org/2016/01/15/the-fertility-god-of-conservatism/

A Few Nice Nisbet Quotes

“Traditionalist we may choose to label Burke, but the fact is, few minds of stature have ever given more brilliant witness to rights, liberties and equities in the affairs of government” “Insight into the nature of the totalitarian… Read More

Kat Timpf: The Full and True Story!

Ha.  My praise of all that is Kat Timpf, a former student and always friend. http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/a-fearless-millennial-at-fox-news/

Ralph Hauenstein, RIP

What a man.  I only had the privilege of meeting him a few times, but I thoroughly enjoyed his company.  And, he treated one of the men I respect most–Gleaves Whitney–with all due support and respect.  Thank you,… Read More

My Favorite Book of 2015

I am very grateful to my friend, Daniel McCarthy, for having invited me to write 300 words about my favorite book of 2015. For 2014, I went Hayekian and philosophical: Jim Otteson’s masterful THE END OF SOCIALISM. For… Read More

Sam Gregg Reviews RUSSELL KIRK: AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE

I’m thrilled by this beautifully-written review of RUSSELL KIRK: AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE.  Thank you, Dr. Gregg! http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/01/16208/

London Telegraph’s Obit of Steve Masty

A huge thanks to Winston Elliott for sending this to me.  Makes me so proud to have been Steve’s friend.  He helped me profoundly with my biography of Russell Kirk.  What a character. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12084957/Stephen-Masty-communications-adviser-obituary.html

Dawson on Various Totalitarianisms, 1941

  In 1941, Dawson appraised the various fundamentalisms and totalitarianisms–from fascist to Puritan–of his day. cd on totalitarianism 1941

Theodor Haecker, “The Unity of History,” 1946

  One of the greatest opponents of German National Socialism, Theodor Haecker.  He died tragically in the bombing of Munich in the spring of 1945.  This article, published posthumously, offers a brilliant insight into the mind of this… Read More

Commonweal on Babbitt and More, 1929

  A specifically Catholic examination of the New Humanism of Irving Babbitt and Paul Elmer More, 1929.  Enjoy. commonweal on new humanism 1929

Christopher Dawson on the Future of Catholicism, 1942

  Fascinating look at the future of Catholicism as seen during World War II. cd on the future of catholicism

Frank Sheed Interviews Christopher Dawson, 1958

  Two of the most important men of the twentieth-century Catholic literary revival: Frank Sheed and Christopher Dawson. sheed interview dawson 1958