Category: Patriotism

G.K. Chesterton’s “Orthodoxy” and Conservatism ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Michael De Sapio Turning the popular negative connotation of “orthodoxy” on its head, G.K. Chesterton argues that orthodoxy is anything but dull and musty, but on the contrary exciting and adventuresome… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/10/g-k-chesterton-orthodoxy-conservatism-michael-de-sapio.html

Lt. Gov. in NC under fire for fiery sermon saying ‘filth’ of transgenderism, homosexuality does not belong in classroom

By Chris Donaldson The left is demanding the resignation of North Carolina’s black Lt. Governor after he referred to homosexuality and transgenderism as ‘filth’ — Read on http://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/10/10/lt-gov-in-nc-under-fire-for-fiery-sermon-saying-filth-of-transgenderism-homosexuality-does-not-belong-in-classroom-1146765/

Liberal Education at the Naval Academy ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Francis Lee The Naval Academy is regarded as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation, and many attend for that very reason. But what if the Academy’s curriculum does not reflect a true liberal arts education, but a radical distortion… Continue Reading “Liberal Education at the Naval Academy ~ The Imaginative Conservative”

America’s “Logres”: The Mythology of a Nation ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Raymond Docupil C.S. Lewis believed that every nation possesses what he called a “haunting,” a “Logres,” which baptizes it with a unique inner life. What, or where, is America’s Logres? Who is the mythological hero that could guide the American identity the way… Continue Reading “America’s “Logres”: The Mythology of a Nation ~ The Imaginative Conservative”

American Burke: The Uncommon Liberalism of Daniel Patrick Moynihan ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Greg Weiner Touched by experience with a sense of the tragic in politics, Daniel Patrick Moynihan nonetheless clung to a stubborn optimism about its possibilities. But those possibilities were bounded by a defining feature of Moynihan’s politics: limitation. There were limits to what… Continue Reading “American Burke: The Uncommon Liberalism of Daniel Patrick Moynihan ~ The Imaginative Conservative”

How an Obscure Woman’s Letters Transformed a President ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Stephen Klugewicz “They say you won’t succeed because ‘making a man President cannot change him,’” Julia Sand wrote. “But making a man President can change him! If there is a spark of true nobility in you, now is the occasion to let it… Continue Reading “How an Obscure Woman’s Letters Transformed a President ~ The Imaginative Conservative”

Autumnal Reflections on America ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Mark Malvasi Although Gnosticism has conditioned the American mind and dominated the American character, the United States itself, as we are once again discovering, is a historical, not a providential nation uniquely blessed of God. Nothing makes inevitable continued American prosperity or even… Continue Reading “Autumnal Reflections on America ~ The Imaginative Conservative”