Tag: Bradley J. Birzer
Hail, Christopher Columbus! ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley Birzer The once-radical belief that Christopher Columbus was evil has sadly become mainstream. But Columbus was a brave and tenacious explorer—flawed, of course, like every man—who expanded the knowledge of the Old World, changing it and the New World forever… — Read… Continue Reading “Hail, Christopher Columbus! ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Robert Nisbet’s Youth ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley J. Birzer Growing up in Maricopa, the young Robert Nisbet fell deeply in love with libraries. Almost as soon as he learned to read—sitting on his mother’s lap as she read to him—the young man began to devour books voraciously, loving the literature… Continue Reading “Robert Nisbet’s Youth ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Remembering Michael Novak’s “Democratic Capitalism” ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley Birzer One doesn’t have to agree with everything Michael Novak argued to recognize the genius of the man. Like all true conservatisms, his democratic capitalism was as much an anti-system as anything recognizable as a system. He was a giant of an… Continue Reading “Remembering Michael Novak’s “Democratic Capitalism” ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
T.E. Hulme: The First Conservative of the Twentieth Century – The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley Birzer History should never have forgotten T.E. Hulme, and we would do well to remember him and what he wrote… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2010/07/te-hulme-first-conservative-twentieth-century-bradley-birzer.html
Robert Nisbet’s Ten Conditions of Revolution ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Bradley J. Birzer Given the present moment in this era of confusion in American history, one wonders whether the events of the last year count as revolutionary. Robert Nisbet’s ten conditions of real revolution may provide an answer… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2020/09/robert-nisbet-ten-conditions-revolution-bradley-birzer.html
Parable & Middle-Earth: “The Good News of the Return of the King” ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley J. Birzer Michael Jahosky argues in his new book that J.R.R. Tolkien engaged in the telling of a parable, and that the great author wanted to create Christian art and mythology, not Christian propaganda… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/08/good-news-return-king-michael-jahosky-bradley-birzer.html
The Surrender of Fort Sumter ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley J. Birzer The Battle of Fort Sumter lasted 34 hours, killed no one, and wasted 4,000 Confederate rounds and 1,000 Federal rounds. At that point, it was one of the largest artillery battles ever fought on North American soil… (essay by Bradley… Continue Reading “The Surrender of Fort Sumter ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
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