Tag: Senior Contributors
“John Wick,” Revenge, & Retributive Justice ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By David Deavel I cannot fully accept the world of John Wick. But like the pagan world and the Old Testament’s eye-for-an-eye, I cannot fully reject it either. The world of Wick is a world of senseless violence and also violence that is roughly… Continue Reading ““John Wick,” Revenge, & Retributive Justice ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Charles Darwin’s Two Faulty Metaphors ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By George Stanciu Charles Darwin’s notion of the survival of the fittest remains a sacred idea in science—no indeed, in modern Western culture. The imagined war of every organism against every other represents a profound enculturation of science, prejudicing theories and obscuring the facts.… Continue Reading “Charles Darwin’s Two Faulty Metaphors ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Ambassador Johnny Young: A Eulogy ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Joseph Mussomeli He was just plain, old “Johnny” even when he was a four-time ambassador. His Christian humility seemed to gain luster with each promotion and award. He lived life with tremendous passion and deep reverence. Johnny Young was so full of life… Continue Reading “Ambassador Johnny Young: A Eulogy ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Meeting Solzhenitsyn ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Joseph Pearce On the morning after my arrival in Moscow, I was picked up at the appointed hour by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s eldest son, who drove me to Solzhenitsyn’s home, secluded deep within a wood of towering pine trees. As I stepped out of… Continue Reading “Meeting Solzhenitsyn ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Why Letter-Writing Is Essential to the Good Life ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Michael De Sapio In an age when we have come to expect things to happen for us instantaneously, letter-writing is a school for patience. Letter-writing also has the mysterious power to convey not just the words but the presence of the person. It has… Continue Reading “Why Letter-Writing Is Essential to the Good Life ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
“The Lord of the Rings”: Read It and Weep ~ 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”
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”
Dr. Bob Here 