Russell Kirk’s Guide to Choosing a College
Here’s a great and insightful piece on seeking a proper college education. Some of the schools and facts are dated (very dated), but the advice overall is still sound. rak art of choosing a college 1981
Aldous Huxley, “Writers and Readers,” 1936
This is one of the finest essays I’ve read on the nature of propaganda. Huxley compares ideological posturing, religious enthusiasm, and imagination. Excellent. a huxley writers and readers
University Bookman Spring 1968 (Full Issue)
ub spring 1968 A good issue–complete with an excellent piece on Edmund Burke by the famous Owen Barfield scholar, G.B. Tennyson.
University Bookman Winter 1968 (Full Issue)
ub winter 1968 Only two articles in this issue. One on economic textbooks and the other on another on textbooks dealing with political science.
University Bookman Autumn 1967 (Full Issue)
autumn 1967 ub Strong issue with pieces by Ernest van den Haag and Richard Jensen.
University Bookman Summer 1967 (Full Issue-Seminal)
A seminal issue. In particular, check out Lambert’s article on the Christian Humanism of Paul Elmer More and Reichert’s piece on Christian politics. ub summer 1967
University Bookman Spring 1967 (Full Issue)
ub spring 1967 A good issue with an especially good piece on the “Law of Nations and the Law of Nature” by J.F. Costanzo, S.J.
University Bookman Winter 1967 (Full Issue)
ub winter 1967 Excellent articles by George Scott-Moncrieff and Anthony Harrigan.
University Bookman Winter 1966 (Full Issue)
Interesting issue featuring articles on Vienna, the nature of poetry, and Catholic education. ub winter 1966
The Better Writer: Jackson or Tolkien?
In the commentary for the extended editions of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, one of the two primary screenwriters—either Fran Walsh or Philippa Boyens (I can’t tell which)—claims that Tolkien was not a good writer. Let… Read More
Physical Review Copies of RUSSELL KIRK: AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE Now Available
Physical review copies of my biography, RUSSELL KIRK: AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE (out November 5, 2015) are now available from the University Press of Kentucky. If you would like to review it for a journal, a newspaper, a magazine, a… Read More
C.S. Lewis, “Christianity and Culture,” 1940
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