Books with a major impact on my conservative political thought.

Taste is crucial in social and political life.

I read this novel this summer. And I liked it. It was easy to identify with the main figure.

Is poetry an early, artistic form of selfie?

The relationship of beauty and dignity.

"You are here to kneel"

"The school where Alexander the Great was educated by Aristotle more than 2,300 years ago has been uncovered in the ancient Macedonian city of Mieza"

Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui… We sing this at the conclusion of every major event at Christendom College.

I am sure, Claudia, you will have a lot to add to the Italian context.

Finally switched to weekend mode: coffee, quiet, and Beccaria on capital punishment. Diving into @HorcherF’s chapter.

How and why Scotland birthed such brilliant men during their enlightenment is a subject that deserves careful examination. How small populations periodically rise to do extraordinary things while the rest of the world flounders is one of the most important questions we can ask.

Paris is worth a Mass.

You can also consult these ones, if you are interested in Scruton.

On the other hand, there will also always be a need for restraining those employing coercive power.

I came across the Autobiography of Goethe. This is one of the illustrations of the English language translation of his Truth and Poetry. It is intended to illustrate the point of the exceptional richness of Goethe's oeuvre.