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This famous treatise began as a letter to a young French friend who asked Edmund Burke’s opinion on whether France’s new ruling class would succeed in creating a better order. Doubtless the friend expected a favorable reply, but Burke was suspicious of certain tendencies of the Revolution from the start and perceived that the revolutionaries were actually subverting the true "social order". Blending history with principle and graceful imagery with profound practical maxims, this book is one of the most influential political treatises in the history of the world.

Robert Conquest has been called by Paul Johnson "our greatest living modern historian". As a new century begins, Conquest offers an illuminating examination of our past failures and a guide to where we should go next. Graced with one of the most acute gifts for political prescience since Orwell, Conquest assigns responsibility for our century’s cataclysms not to impersonal economic or social forces but to the distorted ideologies of revolutionary Marxism and National Socialism.

In Reflections on the Revolution in France, published in 1790, Edmund Burke delivers a powerful critique of the emerging French Revolution. This seminal work is renowned for its incisive analysis and has profoundly influenced conservative and classical liberal thinkers throughout the twentieth century, who have adapted Burkes Whig arguments to challenge Communism and socialist revolutionary ideologies. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Julius Evola's masterful overview of the political and social manifestations of our time, the "age of decline" known to the Hindus as the Kali Yuga. Reveals the occult war that underlies the crises that have become a prevailing feature of modern life. Includes H. T. Hansen's definitive...

GRAMMY AWARD–WINNER FOR BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM! In his major New York Times bestseller, Jimmy Carter looks back from ninety years of age and “reveals private thoughts and recollections over a fascinating career as businessman, politician, evangelist, and humanitarian” (Booklist). At ninety...

This is an ideal introduction to the ideas of a man whom many regard as the greatest thinker of our time. Here we encounter the stages in the development of his unique philosophy of consciousness, his key intellectual breakthroughs, his theory of history, and his diagnosis of the political ills of the modern age. The book provides a veritable catalog of the thinkers who created the intellectual foundation of the twentieth century.

A reflection on everyday existence in the ‘sphere of consumption of late Capitalism’, this work is Adorno’s literary and philosophical masterpiece. Built from aphorisms and reflections, he shifts in register from personal experience to the most general theoretical problems.

Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise demonstrates the ways in which racism not only burdens people of color, but also benefits, in relative terms, those who are "white like him". He discusses how racial privilege can harm whites in the long run and make progressive social change less likely. He explores the ways in which whites can challenge their unjust privileges, and explains in clear and convincing language why it is in the best interest of whites themselves to do so.

When Lee H. Hamilton joined Congress in 1965 as a US Representative from southern Indiana, he began writing commentaries for his constituents describing his experiences, impressions, and developing views of what was right and wrong in American politics. He continued to write regularly throughout his 34 years in office and up to the present. Lively and full of his distinctive insights, Hamilton's essays provide vivid accounts of national milestones over the past 50 years.

In this thoughtful tract, the author seeks to address the growing tensions between the American colonies and the mother country. Drawing upon recent pamphlets that vividly depict the claims and actions of North Americans, he aims to ease the mounting resentment in Britain. By highlighting insights from the Colonists and well-informed gentlemen, he explores the concessions that could have been achieved through diplomacy and examines the grievances that led to armed conflict. - Summary by John Erskine

In Reflections on War and Death, we delve into Freuds provocative assertion that those who suppress their impulses may be mere hypocrites, often unaware of their duplicity. Freud argues that modern civilization nurtures this hypocrisy, leading to a greater number of civilized hypocrites than genuinely cultured individuals. He provocatively questions whether some degree of hypocrisy is essential for the maintenance of civilization itself. When this distorted version of civilization, which enforces obedience among its citizens, enters into war, Freud expresses both pain and understanding at its ...

Gore Vidal has been described as the last “noble defender” of the American republic. In Imperial America, Vidal steals the thunder of a right wing America - those who have camouflaged their extremist rhetoric in the Old Glory and the Red, White, and Blue - by demonstrating that those whose protest arbitrary and secret government, those who defend the bill of rights, those who seek to restrain America’s international power, are the true patriots.

The Idaho Farm Bureau Federation discusses the working of the Idaho Legislature as pertaining to agriculture issues that affect Idaho's farmers and ranchers.

Coming home from the war in Iraq, US Army private Roy Scranton thought he'd left the world of strife behind. Then he watched as new calamities struck America, heralding a threat far more dangerous than ISIS or al-Qaeda: Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, megadrought - the shock and awe of global warming. Our world is changing. Rising seas, spiking temperatures, and extreme weather imperil global infrastructure, crops, and water supplies. Conflict, famine, plagues, and riots menace from every quarter.

Welcome to Revolutionary Reflections. Here we talk about anything that is everything from current events, politics, and more.

Worldwide trade has become increasingly complex, risky and unpredictable. Those who engage in cross-border trade have been forced to change long-standing practices and adjust their supply chain to continue providing the world with desired goods at an optimal cost. This coming year will continue to present those who engage in cross border trade with uncertainty and challenge. This podcast is intended to offer my reflections on this critical topic.

Abraham Lincoln, at the budding age of 28 and just beginning his law practice, delivered an impactful speech on January 27, 1838, highlighting the perils of mob rule. His words, eerily relevant today, cautioned against the potential destruction of the United States by those who disregard its laws. Lincolns belief in the Constitution and law as the nations political religion resonates throughout his speech, known as the Lyceum Address. Given before the Young Men’s Lyceum in Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln paid homage to the political system instituted by the Founding Fathers while warning ...

Reflections from the Front: The Experiences of Women Veterans is a podcast that grew out of the interviews Parker Beverly, VSFS intern, conducted with women Veterans in the Fall of 2021 and Spring of 2022. Each episode focuses on the military career of a different woman with some serving overseas in Vietnam or the Pacific during World War II while others served on the home front. Despite having varying experiences, the women all showed incredible resolve in the face of adversity. The podcast aims to shed light on the stories of women Veterans who paved the way for future generations of women ...

So much time is spent "in the fight" that it is easy to forget what we are supposed to be fighting for. To answer that, join Michael Quinn Sullivan each week as he puts the continuing fight for life and liberty in historical, biblical, and personal context.

The Culture War Discover unparalleled insights into conservative politics and the on-going cultural battles with The Culture War: The Definitive Manifesto for the New Right Guided by Agustín Laje’s sharp analysis and packed with actionable reflections, this book is your definitive guide to...