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From First Things Post Modern Conservative blog, a clarion call to defend human nobility from the vast dehumanizing impact of secular humanism:

"And to re-enthrone an “alternative” understanding that for our Founders was so firm that it could remain largely implicit, namely, that a good human existence, a truly humane existence, requires acknowledgement… Continue

It may seem counterintuitive to think that we may actually be better off in a world with nuclear weapons than one without, however, this Wall Street Journal article spawned from interviews with former Secretary of Energy and Defense, James Schlesinger makes a case why this might be so.

Several key points to consider as Schlesinger states,

"The notion that we can abolish nuclear weapons reflects on a combinati… Continue

I've been thinking a great deal about Henry Kissinger lately. Kissinger is truly a towering figure in the history of American foreign policy and is probably THE embodiement of the foreign policy "establishment." So many future foreign policymakers began their careers under Kissinger and so many Presidents (including the current one) have solicited his advice, that it is imperative to examine his career and his philosophy in detail.

With this in mind, I just completed reading a book that sought… Continue

From the Postmodern Conservative blog at First Things:

"Cicero’s implicit warning was to watch what could become of the Republic. In thinking through Cicero as an inspiration for conservatism, what it means for an orator to serve ethically begins with the setting of an example. Cato’s prosecution was something like a “systematic philosophy” and a rigid, purified ethic to… Continue

This interview with James Poulos, whi is a doctoral candidate in political theory at Georgetown University and founding editor of obne of my new favorite blogs, Postmodern Conservative, is the kind of reading all thoughtful conservatives should do. It confronts a very serious dilema that we face- ho… Continue