Two tall men in a state room: one a Protestant minister in his prime, full of zeal, beloved by millions all over the world; the other quite elderly, of a quiet demeanor, subtle, careful, yet absolutely clear in his thought.

The Founders, and the founding document they authored, give testimony to the religious, and uniquely Judeo-Christian, underpinning of our nation.

Over the portals of every national parliament or assembly should be inscribed the words "One must not exaggerate". 

All one has to do is turn to three great papal encyclicals.

A well-known story says that when President Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, he remarked, "So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."

On excavating the old "offenses" of Roger Scruton.

"Like a Paul Revere of the spirit, Daniel Mahoney sounds an alarm that should be heeded by all who are concerned about maintaining the indispensable cultural conditions for common life in a decent polity." - Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard University

Outrage has become the signature emotion of American public life.

The celebrated philosopher talks to National Review about what conservatism is, isn't, and ought to be.