"Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? The cycles of heaven in twenty centuries Brings us farther from God and nearer to the Dust" — T.S. Eliot, Choruses from "The Rock”

A sad end to a conservative voice in Europe.

"Even at the height of his success as a translator, [Fagles] was a gentleman of the old school: quiet, gentle, understated, never thrusting himself into the spotlight. He simply did his work well..." — John Byron Kuhner on Robert Fagles

A wonderful day touring @Hillsdale College and catch up with friends. It was especially great to see @shawn_whatley and talk about Canada Conservatism. Shawn has impressive knowledge of Hillsdale's campus, which he imparted to @darrellfalconbu and me.

It was lovely to catch up with @bradleybirzer and @darrellfalconbu over lunch at talk all things Tolkien, Dawson, Kirk, publishing, and the state of British politics. Cheers also for the tour of @Hillsdale campus.

Great to spend time with my friend @DanJTPitt and Darrell Falconburg of the @KirkCenter here in Hillsdale. We even got Dr Pitt to pick an NFL team that matches his home football club in England.

We must read old books to combat the AI creeping into our brains. So many (the vast majority) of posts I see on Facebook and Instagram are AI written. The AI “style” of writing is going to influence real human writing simply because we see so much of it. Real human writing from Before is the antidote.

"The malady of normative decay gnaws at order in the person and at order in the republic. Until we recognize the nature of this affliction, we must sink ever deeper into the disorder of the soul and the disorder of the state."—Russell Kirk, Enemies of the Permanent Things, p. 15

"Ah, summer. The sun is for shining as books are for reading." — Luke Sheahan See what we're reading at The University Bookman. @ubookman @lsheahan kirkcenter.org/reviews/what-…

"This book speaks to the fan of Tolkien who knows that there is religious significance to The Lord of the Rings but wants to gain a deeper understanding of how Tolkien’s work is imbued with his faith." — Benjamin J. Volpe

“These novels, he shows us no less than tells, still help us find eyes to see, even now, in the age of AI. They may be the best and simplest tools for stewarding our imagination now—read on paper in print, of course, not on tablets or devices.” —Nadya Williams, @NadyaWilliams81

"Chesterton wrote for the common man of his day, and he can still be read by that large category of potential readers today." —Chuck Chalberg

This Little Village Is Home to a Conservative Icon's Estate @owroot enjoyer.com/this-little-vill…

"Whether the racial left or the radical right, whether the unmarried women or the immature men of today can do the same is not answered. By shining light on the excesses of both, Hren shows us the paths not to take." — David Bonagura @AngelicoPress

"Rediscovering the lost ideal of leisure is highly worthwhile regardless of whether we are headed for a world in which humans need not apply for most jobs." — Robert Rich

Muggeridge deserves a revival.

American novelist Flannery O'Connor’s Andalusia farm in Georgia.

"In his rich and thorough exploration of not only Shakespeare’s thoughts but also the course of Western thinking, David Womersley demonstrates that ideas do matter, and that Shakespeare is bigger than the harsh but ultimately timid emotions of our age." — Jesse Russell