CATEGORY: IMPORTANT THINKERS (5 min)
What comes to mind when you hear the term “critical theorists”?
Probably images of smug elitists criticizing traditional values.
Most modern critical theorists have contributed as much to the decline of Western culture as to an explanation of it . . .
But Carl Trueman thinks there’s one critical theorist worth examining.
Writing for First Things, Trueman’s review of Hartmut Rosa’s The Uncontrollability of the World shows the value critical theorists can bring to discussions of globalization and technological revolutions.
Trueman believes that Rosa’s arguments offer an explanation for the rise of violence, alienation, and political polarization…
He even thinks they may have predicted the COVID-19 lockdowns.
This article is a must-read. Let us know: Is this the critical theory we need?
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CATEGORY: HISTORY (9 min)
Baby Boomers have become a favorite target for younger generations on both the Right and the Left.
Many feel that Boomers created the social, economic, and cultural crisis we’re experiencing today.
But what if Baby Boomers are victims themselves?
In his latest for Public Discourse, Paul Sturdee criticizes the rise of Baby Boomer bashing.
And he asks us to question why we’ve become so obsessed with evaluating people based on generations in the first place.
Sturdee’s article is bound to anger many. But is there something to his argument?
Read it now and decide for yourself.
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Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.
Helmets Will Be Required for All Students Attending Football Games via the Jefferson Independent
The Workplace Sexism That No One Talks About via Binghamton Review
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CATEGORY: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (10 min)
If you’ve been with us long enough, you’ve probably heard discussions about the “roots of American order.”
Russell Kirk argued that America is descended from five cities: Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and Philadelphia.
In this Modern Age archive pull, Professor Jeff Polet draws back the curtain on the threats to those roots.
His article is a worthy reminder of the conversations and debates that matter most now.
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What principles informed the American Founding?
It’s one of the biggest questions in the conservative movement today.
Some say America was founded on the idea that all men are created equal.
Others insist that we are heirs to centuries-old traditions of liberty and virtue that cannot be summed up in a mere slogan, no matter how noble.
Some even say that the “revolutionary” parts of our Founding corrupted America from the start.
You’re invited to join Modern Age editor-in-chief Daniel McCarthy on Thursday, September 16, 2–4 p.m., at Washington D.C.’s historic Mayflower Hotel as he moderates a discussion with leading conservatives from all sides of this debate.
You’ll hear from:
- Acclaimed podcast host and national bestselling author Michael Knowles
- Hillsdale research fellow Michael Anton, who served on the National Security Council under President Donald J. Trump and is the author of “The Flight 93 Election” and The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return
- Reason magazine managing editor Stephanie Slade
- New York Times bestselling author Kevin Gutzman, who has written the only Jeffersonian account of American constitutional history
Register now to be part of the conversation shaping the conservative movement.
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“Liberal practical philosophy has long excelled at the defense of individual choice; it must now learn how to provide standards for the right exercise of rights.”
—William Galston
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