Homer’s “Odyssey” Is a Gift ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Winston Elliott

The joy of liberal learning is that it opens us to the gifts from we know not where. Liberal learning is a life-long adventure, an odyssey of the mind, and the spirit. It is not meant only to prepare us to earn a living, but to assist us as we create an exceptional life…

— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/05/homer-odyssey-is-gift-eva-brann-winston-elliott.html

Thomas Jefferson Was Right ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Joseph Sobran

It doesn’t take much imagination to guess what Thomas Jefferson would think of the U.S. government today, when its supposed “implied” powers are virtually infinite and nobody bothers measuring them against the powers expressly granted. When the federal government claims a new power nowadays, nobody even asks just which clause of the Constitution “implies” it…

— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2012/03/jefferson-was-right-joseph-sobran.html

Christians in Afghanistan facing ‘new phase’ of crisis | World News

By Leah MarieAnn Klett

Christian ministries have lost contact with numerous partners in Afghanistan as the embattled country enters a “new phase” of the crisis sparked by the Taliban takeover, the head of a U.S.-based ministry has said.

— Read on www.christianpost.com/news/christians-in-afghanistan-facing-new-phase-of-crisis-have-lost.html

What Is the Constitution For? ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Bruce Frohnen

The United States Constitution is important, and great, precisely because it recognizes that people and their rights are social by nature, and must remain rooted in their communities if we are to enjoy the benefits of ordered liberty under the rule of law…

— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2017/05/what-is-constitution-for-bruce-frohnen.html

The Dangers of a Woke Military ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Shaun Rieley

The primary political problem to be addressed in a liberal democracy is how to ensure that a standing military does not become dangerous to the liberties of those they are to protect, especially guarding against the threat of military coups. The question is of ancient pedigree and caused much debate during the framing of the American Constitution….

— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/04/dangers-of-woke-military-shaun-rieley.html