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Why Liberalism Means Empire

History ended on October 14, 1806. That was the day of the Battle of Jena, the turning point, as far as philosopher The post Why Liberalism Means Empire appeared first on The Imaginative Conservative.

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Democracy, Greed, and the Perils of Equality

If there are two things that one is likely to hear from college faculty today, they are that 1. Students are too The post Democracy, Greed, and the Perils of Equality appeared first on The Imaginative...

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Less Puritanical Than Ever

Thanks to Carl Eric Scott for calling attention to the strengths and weaknesses of the moral, political, scientific, and theological views of Marilynne Robinson (perhaps The post Less Puritanical Than...

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Cancel the Midterm Elections?

Like all actual conservatives, I look on any increase in the powers of the Republican Party as an opportunity for disappointment. Its The post Cancel the Midterm Elections? appeared first on The...

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Typical Tocquevillian Advice

So I just finished reading the most recent contributions to Postmodern Conservative. The quality is high, and the depth and breadth of The post Typical Tocquevillian Advice appeared first on The...

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Applying the Tocquevillian Lens to Contraception

The recent high-profile controversies touched off by the HHS Mandate have elicited excellent debate regarding the meaning, importance, and application of the The post Applying the Tocquevillian Lens to...

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America’s Democratic State

I had remarked during my stay in the United States, that a democratic state of society, similar to that of the Americans, The post America’s Democratic State appeared first on The Imaginative...

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Plato’s Pious Prophecy of Modern Man in The Euthyphro

Modernism is an ancient phenomenon. If prostitution is the world’s oldest profession, then modernism is the world’s oldest heresy. Modernism’s essential features The post Plato’s Pious Prophecy of...

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Equality, Tyranny, and Despotism in Democracy: Remembering Alexis de Tocqueville

Among conservatives and liberals alike, the French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville is perhaps the most often quoted political theorist of democracy. In The post Equality, Tyranny, and Despotism in...

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A Reading of the Gettysburg Address

Liberal education ought to be less a matter of becoming well read than a matter of learning to read well, of acquiring The post A Reading of the Gettysburg Address appeared first on The Imaginative...

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Why Pierre Manent Should Be on Your Bookshelf

So I have in my hands the galleys of our Ralph Hancock’s lovingly expert translation of Pierre Manent’s Seeing Things Politically. Let The post Why Pierre Manent Should Be on Your Bookshelf appeared...

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Tocqueville’s Machiavellianism

I’m giving some comments in Boston in response to a great essay by Delba Winthrop and Harvey Mansfield entitled “Tocqueville’s Machiavellianism.” I The post Tocqueville’s Machiavellianism appeared...

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Liberal Education is for Everyone

What Villanova should be famous for is its well-funded and brilliantly staffed ”great books” gen-ed alternative program and a real surge in The post Liberal Education is for Everyone appeared first on...

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Protest, Don’t Simply Shriek Amidst the Winds of Doctrine

In this stubborn old college and at this pleasant old town of Hillsdale, the young ladies and gentlemen, who are being graduated The post Protest, Don’t Simply Shriek Amidst the Winds of Doctrine...

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Is Equality Greater than Freedom?

Democracy in America Book 2. Influence of Democracy on the Feelings of Americans Chapter I: Why Democratic Nations Show a More Ardent and The post Is Equality Greater than Freedom? appeared first on...

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The Promise and Failure of Democracy

After Tocqueville: The Promise and Failure of Democracy, by Chilton Williamson, Jr. (ISI Books, 2012) Twenty years ago, as the Cold War The post The Promise and Failure of Democracy appeared first on...

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Car Repair, Self-Interest, & the Benevolent Investor

I have been reminiscing a lot lately, probably a sign of my age. But I recently came to recall an episode in The post Car Repair, Self-Interest, & the Benevolent Investor appeared first on The...

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The Crisis of the American Idea

We face great challenges at this moment in history. We face cyber threats. We face a resurgent Russia under Vladimir Putin. We The post The Crisis of the American Idea appeared first on The Imaginative...

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Why New England Democracy Disappeared

One day my fourteen-year-old daughter came home from her part-time job at the Goffstown New Hampshire Public Library and announced at dinner The post Why New England Democracy Disappeared appeared...

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Do Americans Still Share a Common Political Life?

What do Eurosceptic movements, support for Donald Trump, and recent college protesters have in common? All are populist reactions to political correctness The post Do Americans Still Share a Common...

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