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Conserving the Word: Confessions of a Compulsive Writer

April 6, 2014, 3:00 am

In the twentieth century it would be hard to find a better prose writer than Russell Amos Kirk. The competition is certainly The post Conserving the Word: Confessions of a Compulsive Writer appeared...

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Russell Kirk Reconsidered

April 27, 2014, 2:00 pm

A Critical Biography of a Conservative Mind by James E. Person, Jr. Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology by W. Wesley The post Russell Kirk Reconsidered appeared first on The Imaginative Conservative.

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Russell Kirk and the Making of “The Conservative Mind”

May 19, 2014, 2:00 pm

The critic of his time must accept the risk of being accused of negativism, but he can console himself with the knowledge The post Russell Kirk and the Making of “The Conservative Mind” appeared first...

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Seven Conservative Minds

May 22, 2014, 2:00 pm

Russell Kirk’s The Conservative Mind became an immediate sensation upon its publication in May 1953. Prominent newspapers, magazines, and journals throughout the The post Seven Conservative Minds...

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The Russian “Conservative Mind”

February 28, 2015, 2:00 am

Russell Kirk did more than any American in the twentieth century to revive and refine British conservative thought and make it relevent The post The Russian “Conservative Mind” appeared first on The...

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Saving Conservatism: Russell Kirk’s “The Conservative Mind”

March 26, 2015, 3:00 pm

In the early 1950s, intellectuals on both the Right and the Left who were at odds about almost everything, agreed on one The post Saving Conservatism: Russell Kirk’s “The Conservative Mind” appeared...

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Paul Elmer More: The Virgin and the Dynamo

August 16, 2015, 3:00 pm

Long ago, The Nation had a conservative editor. Paul Elmer More edited the already venerable magazine for five years just before the The post Paul Elmer More: The Virgin and the Dynamo appeared first...

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Humanism: A Primer

September 7, 2015, 11:00 pm

I consider myself a rather devout humanist. And, for better or worse, I do mean “devout.” Depending on my mood, I would The post Humanism: A Primer appeared first on The Imaginative Conservative.

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Why Russell Kirk? A Twenty-Six-Year Journey

October 6, 2015, 10:00 pm

I have few regrets in my life. At least major ones. Of course, there are always things I could have done differently. The post Why Russell Kirk? A Twenty-Six-Year Journey appeared first on The...

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Was Nathaniel Hawthorne a Conservative?

October 27, 2015, 3:00 pm

In a chapter in The Conservative Mind titled “Transitional Conservatism: New England Sketches,” Russell Kirk cited John Quincy Adams, Orestes Brownson, and Nathaniel The post Was Nathaniel Hawthorne a...

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Understanding Russell Kirk: A Bold, New Biography

November 1, 2015, 10:00 pm

A few years ago I had the honor and pleasure of visiting Piety Hill, the familial home of Russell Amos Kirk and The post Understanding Russell Kirk: A Bold, New Biography appeared first on The...

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The Conservatism of John Quincy Adams

December 6, 2015, 2:30 pm

In The Conservative Mind, John Quincy Adams appears as a flawed, failed conservative. Though he “felt the pressing necessity for conservative principle The post The Conservatism of John Quincy Adams...

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The Voice of This Calling: The Enduring Legacy of T.S. Eliot

February 28, 2016, 9:00 pm

Today’s offering in our Timeless Essay series affords readers the opportunity to join Clint Brand as he considers the legacy of T.S. Eliot. The post The Voice of This Calling: The Enduring Legacy of...

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Still Questing for Community

April 10, 2016, 10:00 pm

Today’s offering in our Timeless Essay series affords readers the opportunity to join Robert Nisbet as he reflects on his landmark book, The Quest The post Still Questing for Community appeared first...

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“The Conservative Mind”: An Act of Recovery?

July 10, 2016, 8:00 pm

Today’s offering in our Timeless Essay series affords readers the opportunity to join Ted McAllister as he examines Russell Kirk’s The Conservative Mind. Dr. Kirk reminds The post “The Conservative...

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