The Dispatch
A blessing, not a burden
“We like to think we live in the most tolerant society of all time,” Mike Michalak points out dryly. “But […] our answer in the 1950’s with my Uncle Ray [was to tell] my Grandma […]
Articles by Jerry Salyer
Books
Is liberal democracy closer to Communism or Catholicism?
While dialogue with non-Catholics, non-Christians, or even anti-Christians may sometimes be perfectly appropriate, Ryszard Legutko is quite right, in The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies, to highlight the fine line which divides […]
Paleoconservatives and Trump
As the media and political establishment continues to reel from the unexpected outcome of this past Tuesday, it may be worth noting that for at least one generally overlooked group of political commentators the Trump […]
The White Rose: From “Politics” to “The City of God”
“Only religion can reawaken Europe, establish the rights of the peoples, and install Christianity in new splendor visibly on earth in its office as guarantor of peace.” — Novalis, as quoted in White Rose Pamphlet #4 […]
History
Valkyrie and the German Resistance: Remembering the July 20th plot
The vital point running through all these questions is the totalitarian claim of the state over the citizen to the exclusion of his religious and moral obligation towards God. — First Lieutenant Graf Yorck von […]
Is Patriotism a Virtue?
“The man who has no country has no God, either.” – Dostoevsky Whether they find him persuasive or no, few readers will deny that Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the most significant Catholic philosophers of […]
Books
Facing the future on the downside of the liberal revolution
Like many other terms, the word liberalism has been so distorted by abuse that writers who would speak about it to a popular audience must begin by clearing up some misconceptions. What is called “liberalism” […]
Books
Myths have consequences
Contrary to what some people think, the word mythos is hardly a synonym for “lie” but rather suggests a symbolically-charged narrative which informs the moral imagination. Far from being inherently pernicious, myths are essential for […]
General
John Dewey’s Dehumanizing Project and Public Education
While many will only vaguely recognize the man’s name, rare indeed is the person whose childhood has not been impacted in some way by the theories of John Dewey (1859-1952). With a lengthy career straddling […]
Books
A Kaleidoscope of “Beauteous Truth”
Only foreigners and politicians talk of ‘Britain.’” So wrote Englishman C. S. Lewis, deeming the British Empire a thing much too broad, big, and abstract to interest the true patriot. In Lewis’ reckoning “Great Britain” […]