The Imaginative Conservative Newsletter - August 27 - Who still speaks for Conservatism ?

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Who Still Speaks for Conservatism? by Paul Gottfried Establishment "conservative" pundits and theorists sound more often than not like the cultural and social Left... Freedom and Bondage by Dwight Longenecker "Freedom" has become a meaningless, jingoistic slogan that is used to excuse most anything...  Liberal Education and Conditions of Hope by Glenn Arbery The task of a liberal arts college is to be a clear alternative to the distress that accompanies the loss of the good of the intellect and the growing misery that follows the pursuit of self-gratification... The Fractured Republic by John Horvat No one disputes the fact that the nation is polarized and coming apart. What led to the fractured republic and can we mend it?... Why Is the Media So Liberal? by Stephen Turley How can an institution that claims to be impartial and objective in its reporting turn out to be so blatantly biased?...  Life in the Image-World by George Stanciu Consumers are buying a lifestyle, a way of life defined by images. In the past, capitalism exploited workers, took the fruits of their labor, but in this late phase of capitalism workers are being robbed of their very selves—they become what sells products...  Who Put the West in Western Civilization? by Robert Royal Where did “Western” Civilization come from? Western Civilization cannot be found in some textbook or database. It has no website. It is not a course that you take, and then forget, like so many others... The Social Message of Social Media by Christopher Morrissey If our new technologies, by their very structure and configuration, offer us an instant sensory awareness, then the challenge for the artist in post-modernity is to offer a spiritual vision that is no less comprehensive...  What Constitutes the Common Heritage of America & Europe? by Russell Kirk The growing naïveté, which amounts to an ignorance of the essence of European and American political theory, reflects a wondrous ignorance of human nature and statecraft... Why Stonewall Jackson & Virginia Chose Secession by S.C Gwynne Stonewall Jackson and most Virginians abhorred the idea of secession. What made them want to fight were events much closer to home... The Violent Assault Upon Imagination by Marion Montgomery Conscience has been largely exorcised from man by modern gnosticism, through enticing illusions foisted by liberated imagination... The Death of Community? by Jane Clark Scharl Do we seek happiness through the relentless assertion of self, or through the willing and sacrificial denial of self in communion with a timeless moral tradition?... Should We Move to Mexico? by Bradley J. Birzer and Adam Fuller Has the Constitution failed, and is it inevitable for all governments—whatever their original intentions—to decay into corruption and wanton criminality?...  The Key to John Adams' Political Principles by John Paynter Of all John Adams' published writings, two works provide an especially fruitful resource for an inquiry into his deepest political reflection...  Will the Clinton Foundation Scandal Go Away? by Patrick J. Buchanan By his actions, Bill Clinton is all but conceding that there is a serious conflict of interest between his foundation raking in millions that enhance the family’s prestige and sustain its travel and lifestyle, while providing its big donors with privileged access to the secretary of state... Homelessness and the Progressive Mentality by Bruce Frohnen A society that simply demands economic security through bureaucratic mechanisms, while treating businesses like ornery cows to be milked for money, is not showing compassion... Portrait of a Lady by T.S. Eliot You are invulnerable, you have no Achilles' heel. / You will go on, and when you have prevailed / You can say: At this point many a one has failed... Hail and Farewell, Brother John McLaughlin by Patrick J. Buchanan When John yelled “Wronnng” at me from his center chair of “The McLaughlin Group,” it hit with the same familiar finality I had heard, many times, from Jesuits at the front of the class at Gonzaga... Support The Imaginative Conservative The Imaginative Conservative News