By Dwight Longenecker Conservatives must preserve and pass on the riches of the past, but we must also be aware of and open to the opportunities of the present, so that the proper fusion of old and new will inspire and enable truly great… Continue Reading “Can Conservatives Make Great Art? ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
By Dwight Longenecker The next utopia will simply be a new way of life—a “new world order” if you like. It will guarantee the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people through progress and pragmatic solutions. Moral considerations will not apply. — Read… Continue Reading “O Brave New Disney World: Progressivism & Utopianism ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
By Dwight Longenecker The mythic theme of descent to the underworld is virtually universal. The hero journeys to the underworld to confront the monster, then returns with the prize. That the hero must go down into the depths to battle the dark forces seems… Continue Reading “The Importance of the Underworld ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
By Dwight Longenecker As our own society seems plunged into ever darker decadence and despair, the beauty, truth and goodness of Tolkien’s classic is an astringent balm. It is the bright clear air of a spring morning in the midst of the contemporary atmosphere… Continue Reading ““The Lord of the Rings”: Read It and Weep ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
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