Dawson, “Religion and the Totalitarian State,” 1934
Source: Christopher Dawson, “Religion and the Totalitarian State,” The Criterion 14 (October 1934), 1-26. cd religion and the totalitarian state 1934
Christopher Dawson, “EDITORIAL NOTE,” 1940–Dublin Review
While not well titled (typically, Dawsonian), the “Editorial Note” served as a vital call to arms for the Catholic Literary Movement of the 20th century. Much like Russell Kirk’s “Apology for a New Review,” Dawson’s few paragraphs beautifully… Read More
Solzhenitsyn, 9 Years after His Death
Shut your eyes, reader. Do you hear the thundering of wheels? Those are the Stolypin cars rolling on and on. Those are the red cows rolling. Every minute of the day. And every day of the year. And… Read More
Is there an American Ideology?
Though by no means as severe, Americans have, from time to time, also attempted to wield their own pseudo-ideology in the post-World War II era. This ideology was best exemplified by then Vice President Richard Nixon in the spontaneous… Read More
Russell Kirk Against The Ideologues
In his twenty-nine books on politics, history, constitutional law, literature, social criticism, economics, and fiction, the shadow of the French Revolution and the loosening of the ideologues upon the world deeply haunted Russell Kirk. Tellingly, his most important influence… Read More
Solzhenitsyn’s 10 Ways Ideological Regimes Destroy You
In some ideological regimes of the twentieth century, the killing was systematic. In others, it was merely random. Even a random thought, however, could lead to one’s death or the death of a loved one. In Cambodia, to… Read More
The Primary Fact of the 20th Century: Murder by Government
“Arrest! Need it be said that it is a breaking point in your life, a bolt of lightning which has scored a direct hit on you? That is it an inassimilable spiritual earthquake not every person can cope… Read More
The Killing Fields, Study Guide
[Originally published at TIC] Review of “The Killing Fields,” by Roland Joffe (director), Warner Brothers, 1984. Re-issued on Blu-ray, 2014 in hardback digi-book form. Based on the true events of a New York Times employee, Dith Pran, (a… Read More
Horrors of Communism (Full Lecture)
With an emphasis on the Hiss-Chambers trial, the horrors of communism.
The “Machine” of Ideology (Full Lecture)
My follow-up to last week’s talk on Progressivism. Now, the meaning of ideology and its inherent and inevitable demeaning of the human person. All ideologies–left and right.
Progressivism (Full Lecture)
A look at the theory behind progressivism and why it is a theory of history, neither left nor right.
MODERN DILEMMA by Christopher Dawson (full book)
A short but brilliant 1932 book by Christopher Dawson. Well worth reading, especially in this insane and violent age. cd modern dilemma full book
Stormfields 