The Key to the West Lies Within Sir Roger Scruton’s Life
The Right - “In this 2014 book, he would define conservatism as—among other things—a sentiment and ‘one that all mature people can readily share: the sentiment that good things are easily destroyed, but not easily created.'” 6/22/2020
The Right - “In this 2014 book, he would define conservatism as—among other things—a sentiment and ‘one that all mature people can readily share: the sentiment that good things are easily destroyed, but not easily created.'” 6/22/2020Interview: Adrianna San Marco, Student Journalist Fired for Conservative View
The Right - “On her ouster from The Daily Orange, the student journalist says: ‘It also affects me as student because all my peers have banded together and tried to cancel me.'” 6/21/2020
The Right - “On her ouster from The Daily Orange, the student journalist says: ‘It also affects me as student because all my peers have banded together and tried to cancel me.'” 6/21/2020Why People Hate Jordan Peterson So Much
The Right - “Peterson continued, ‘So the Soviets really implemented and perfected the idea of class and ethnicity based guilt, and it’s a very bad road to walk down, and it’s something that we’re very much engaged in at the moment.'” 6/14/2020
The Right - “Peterson continued, ‘So the Soviets really implemented and perfected the idea of class and ethnicity based guilt, and it’s a very bad road to walk down, and it’s something that we’re very much engaged in at the moment.'” 6/14/2020Interview: Spike Cohen, Libertarian Nominee for Vice President
The Right - Listen to our conversation with the candidate to hear how his platform can tackle the greatest problems facing the United States today. 6/12/2020
The Right - Listen to our conversation with the candidate to hear how his platform can tackle the greatest problems facing the United States today. 6/12/2020Finding Common Ground in Times of Anguish
The Right - “My progressive friends and I are united in wanting to see an end to police brutality, even though we may differ when it comes to the means to bring that about.” 6/12/2020
The Right - “My progressive friends and I are united in wanting to see an end to police brutality, even though we may differ when it comes to the means to bring that about.” 6/12/2020How Close We Are to Unravelling
The Right - “The religion of Social Justice is redolent of the old paganism but without even the mortal transcendence of its pantheons.” 6/11/2020
The Right - “The religion of Social Justice is redolent of the old paganism but without even the mortal transcendence of its pantheons.” 6/11/2020Is “the Long Peace” Sustainable?
The Right - “Furthermore, one of the most—if not the most—crucial contributor to the Long Peace is the spread of democracy.” 6/10/2020
The Right - “Furthermore, one of the most—if not the most—crucial contributor to the Long Peace is the spread of democracy.” 6/10/2020Libertarian Presidential Nominee Jo Jorgensen on the Issues
The Right - “The police issue here now is a local issue, and we will let them work it out. If I was a president now, I would say no, we not not need to do something.” 6/8/2020
The Right - “The police issue here now is a local issue, and we will let them work it out. If I was a president now, I would say no, we not not need to do something.” 6/8/2020Mattis Biographer: Why General Mattis Is Wrong
The Right - “Wouldn’t a simple statement of solidarity with the protestors and his personal commitment to help heal the nation be the right use of the General’s reputation and leadership?” 6/4/2020
The Right - “Wouldn’t a simple statement of solidarity with the protestors and his personal commitment to help heal the nation be the right use of the General’s reputation and leadership?” 6/4/2020Liberals Are Not Immune from the Pull of Authority
The Right - “My two cents is that respect for authority is neither a particularly conservative nor liberal trait. Rather, conservatives and liberals hold reverence for different categories of authority and the actors that operate within those spheres.” 6/2/2020
The Right - “My two cents is that respect for authority is neither a particularly conservative nor liberal trait. Rather, conservatives and liberals hold reverence for different categories of authority and the actors that operate within those spheres.” 6/2/2020Leaving Washington D.C. Behind—and a More Wholesome Life
The Right - “I think people want to know the story behind things. And I think part of what they’re buying into is the story of our family on our ranch. And so it’s beautiful to be able to share that in some small way.” 5/27/2020
The Right - “I think people want to know the story behind things. And I think part of what they’re buying into is the story of our family on our ranch. And so it’s beautiful to be able to share that in some small way.” 5/27/2020Can Free Speech Help Us Beat the Coronavirus? 
The Right - “We must remind those like Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Susan Wojcicki that they should not silence ideas from the get-go because they fear that people are incapable of evaluating information for themselves.” 5/23/2020
The Right - “We must remind those like Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Susan Wojcicki that they should not silence ideas from the get-go because they fear that people are incapable of evaluating information for themselves.” 5/23/2020Conservatives Are Not the Only Ones Who Ignore “Facts and the Science”
The Right - “…this and countless other scientific findings led the President of the American Sociological Association—in his 2005 presidential address—to call upon members to, ‘Prepare to defend against the genomic data juggernaut heading their way down the pike.'” 5/11/2020
The Right - “…this and countless other scientific findings led the President of the American Sociological Association—in his 2005 presidential address—to call upon members to, ‘Prepare to defend against the genomic data juggernaut heading their way down the pike.'” 5/11/2020Applying Coronavirus-style Problem Solving to Climate Change
The Right - “It’s by some cruel twist of fate that both the virus and climate change appear to be treatable by the deceleration of society.” 5/6/2020
The Right - “It’s by some cruel twist of fate that both the virus and climate change appear to be treatable by the deceleration of society.” 5/6/2020Higher Education Was Already in Trouble Before the Coronavirus
The Right - “The pandemic, while it has undeniably worsened the outlook for many institutions, has only exacerbated and brought into sharper relief some of the extant forces threatening to pop the higher education bubble.” 5/1/2020
The Right - “The pandemic, while it has undeniably worsened the outlook for many institutions, has only exacerbated and brought into sharper relief some of the extant forces threatening to pop the higher education bubble.” 5/1/2020Principles and the Virus
The Right - “I know of no law forbidding our vanquishing of COVID-19; the knowledge of how to do so is therefore discoverable, and our foe is extinguishable.” 4/23/2020
The Right - “I know of no law forbidding our vanquishing of COVID-19; the knowledge of how to do so is therefore discoverable, and our foe is extinguishable.” 4/23/2020To Stand up to China, the West Must First Re-Discover Itself
The Right - “The lack of backbone displayed by Western leaders when dealing with China is symbolic of the malaise that has been gripping Western culture for decades.” 4/21/2020
The Right - “The lack of backbone displayed by Western leaders when dealing with China is symbolic of the malaise that has been gripping Western culture for decades.” 4/21/2020The Approaches that Downplay Legitimate Gender Differences
The Right - “For example, Fine proposes that neuroscientific studies exposing the differences between the sexes should not be biased towards the hypothesis that male and female biology differs.” 4/20/2020
The Right - “For example, Fine proposes that neuroscientific studies exposing the differences between the sexes should not be biased towards the hypothesis that male and female biology differs.” 4/20/2020Civil Liberties Still Matter, Even During a Pandemic
The Right - “However, reconceptualizing fundamental rights is a serious matter. As such, we must guard against measures such as these continuing to shape our civic life, politics, and economies—even long after this pandemic has passed.” 4/15/2020
The Right - “However, reconceptualizing fundamental rights is a serious matter. As such, we must guard against measures such as these continuing to shape our civic life, politics, and economies—even long after this pandemic has passed.” 4/15/2020Watching William F. Buckley and James Baldwin at Columbia
The Right - “At age 55, I was the oldest in my class of about 20 students, and most of my classmates were between the ages of 18 and 21.” 4/10/2020
The Right - “At age 55, I was the oldest in my class of about 20 students, and most of my classmates were between the ages of 18 and 21.” 4/10/2020In Reply to McManus: Harping on Income Inequality Ignores the Data
The Right - “The Economist noted: ‘Just as ideas about inequality have completed their march from the Academy to the frontlines of politics, researchers have begun to look again. And some are wondering whether inequality has risen as much as claimed—or, by some measures, at all.'” 4/10/2020
The Right - “The Economist noted: ‘Just as ideas about inequality have completed their march from the Academy to the frontlines of politics, researchers have begun to look again. And some are wondering whether inequality has risen as much as claimed—or, by some measures, at all.'” 4/10/2020Why Demographics Are Not Destiny
The Right - “Both the Left and the Right are wrong that demographics are fundamental to the political future of America (or of any other society). Demographics are not destiny.” 4/3/2020
The Right - “Both the Left and the Right are wrong that demographics are fundamental to the political future of America (or of any other society). Demographics are not destiny.” 4/3/2020How Libertarians View the Coronavirus Crisis
The Right - “For those of us who don’t want to go fully off-grid but concern ourselves with the expansion of the state, what might a pandemic response look like?” 4/1/2020
The Right - “For those of us who don’t want to go fully off-grid but concern ourselves with the expansion of the state, what might a pandemic response look like?” 4/1/2020Understanding the Viciousness of Jordan Peterson’s Critics
The Right - “McManus and Hamilton have each written exceedingly unfair reviews of Jim Proser’s recent book Savage Messiah: How Dr. Jordan Peterson Is Saving Western Civilization.” 3/24/2020
The Right - “McManus and Hamilton have each written exceedingly unfair reviews of Jim Proser’s recent book Savage Messiah: How Dr. Jordan Peterson Is Saving Western Civilization.” 3/24/2020The A.I. Challenge to the Free World
The Right - “Stephen Hawking, the renowned British physicist, brilliantly summarized the main problems associated with AI: ‘Whereas the short-term impact of AI depends on who controls it, the long-term impact depends on whether it can be controlled at all.'” 3/22/2020
The Right - “Stephen Hawking, the renowned British physicist, brilliantly summarized the main problems associated with AI: ‘Whereas the short-term impact of AI depends on who controls it, the long-term impact depends on whether it can be controlled at all.'” 3/22/2020Erdoğan and Taking Advantage of Europe’s “Pathological Altruism”
The Right - “For them, the feelings of guilt over Europe’s past seemed to require inviting in the world to redeem Europe of its sins. Erdoğan is playing on this fear by referring to the Greeks as Nazis, attempting to destabilize the collective psyche of the European leadership.” 3/19/2020
The Right - “For them, the feelings of guilt over Europe’s past seemed to require inviting in the world to redeem Europe of its sins. Erdoğan is playing on this fear by referring to the Greeks as Nazis, attempting to destabilize the collective psyche of the European leadership.” 3/19/2020Interview: “Savage Messiah: How Dr. Jordan Peterson Is Saving Western Civilization”
The Right - “I was surprised at the depth of their depravity in attacking this innocent academic. He also provoked quite a bit of outrage by refusing to be silenced by them—and thank God for that.” 3/14/2020
The Right - “I was surprised at the depth of their depravity in attacking this innocent academic. He also provoked quite a bit of outrage by refusing to be silenced by them—and thank God for that.” 3/14/2020Why the “New Socialist Man” Runs into Trouble
The Right - “The knowledge encoded in the profit/loss system that emerges in a free market cannot be recovered by a socialist Leviathan.” 3/9/2020
The Right - “The knowledge encoded in the profit/loss system that emerges in a free market cannot be recovered by a socialist Leviathan.” 3/9/2020Interview: “Trump Wins in 2020: (With the Popular Vote)”
The Right - “So over the holidays, I’ve visited several people in the Black community, and they have been very impressed with what they see Trump do.” 3/7/2020
The Right - “So over the holidays, I’ve visited several people in the Black community, and they have been very impressed with what they see Trump do.” 3/7/2020Jordan Peterson, at His Core, Teaches Personal Responsibility
The Right - “…for all of those who continue to maintain that Jordan Peterson is problematic because of something one of his followers somewhere did, keep in mind that—above all else—Jordan Peterson is a proponent of individuals taking responsibility for their own lives.” 2/27/2020
The Right - “…for all of those who continue to maintain that Jordan Peterson is problematic because of something one of his followers somewhere did, keep in mind that—above all else—Jordan Peterson is a proponent of individuals taking responsibility for their own lives.” 2/27/2020The Travesty of Comparing Jordan Peterson to Hitler
The Right - “Not only ought Gabriel Andrade resist implying there are parallels to be found by Peterson and Hitler, but he also should keep in mind how many lives have been positively changed thanks to his ideas.” 2/24/2020
The Right - “Not only ought Gabriel Andrade resist implying there are parallels to be found by Peterson and Hitler, but he also should keep in mind how many lives have been positively changed thanks to his ideas.” 2/24/2020The “Orthodox Conservatives” and the Essence of British Conservatism
The Right - “Orthodox Conservatism believes that the culture we have is held in trust—and that it is particular to us and our shared history; it is distinctive, not exclusive and is open to those who wish to join.” 2/14/2020
The Right - “Orthodox Conservatism believes that the culture we have is held in trust—and that it is particular to us and our shared history; it is distinctive, not exclusive and is open to those who wish to join.” 2/14/2020The All Too Brief Life of the Father of Thermodynamics
The Right - “This ability to deliver scientific progress amid a sea of errors is more common in the history of science than one might expect.” 2/12/2020
The Right - “This ability to deliver scientific progress amid a sea of errors is more common in the history of science than one might expect.” 2/12/2020I Have a Suggestion for My Fellow Black Americans—This Black History Month
The Right - “By allowing this ball and chain of victimhood to stay attached to us (and having this mentality that everyone and everything is racist), we are doing ourselves and our ancestors no favors.” 2/10/2020
The Right - “By allowing this ball and chain of victimhood to stay attached to us (and having this mentality that everyone and everything is racist), we are doing ourselves and our ancestors no favors.” 2/10/2020“Three Big Ideas” to Transform How We Think
The Right - “In fact, I can think of three ideas that are so deep, so potentially useful, and so paradigm-shifting that widespread acceptance of even one of them would transform civilization for the better.” 2/5/2020
The Right - “In fact, I can think of three ideas that are so deep, so potentially useful, and so paradigm-shifting that widespread acceptance of even one of them would transform civilization for the better.” 2/5/2020The Predicament of Contemporary Academia
The Right - “As a result, liberal arts education has been dragged down into the world that it previously resisted, subjugating honest intellectual inquiry to cheap ideological attachments and the profanities of political activity.” 2/3/2020
The Right - “As a result, liberal arts education has been dragged down into the world that it previously resisted, subjugating honest intellectual inquiry to cheap ideological attachments and the profanities of political activity.” 2/3/2020Reflections of an Ivy League Guy Sleeping Outside for His First Trump Rally
The Right - “It is a lot harder to vilify a man for whom 10,000 people will make a pilgrimage for only the chance to see him. I can say—despite my complaints—that I am proud and honored to have been among them.” 1/30/2020
The Right - “It is a lot harder to vilify a man for whom 10,000 people will make a pilgrimage for only the chance to see him. I can say—despite my complaints—that I am proud and honored to have been among them.” 1/30/2020John Horvat: Social Media, Jordan Peterson, and “Returning to Order”
The Right - “I’ve read Peterson’s Twelves Rules for Life, and it has some points that I agree with. But I don’t think he goes far enough.” 1/30/2020
The Right - “I’ve read Peterson’s Twelves Rules for Life, and it has some points that I agree with. But I don’t think he goes far enough.” 1/30/2020John Kenneth Galbraith’s Newest “Crisis of American Democracy”
The Right - “What should concern us now, however, is an emergent threat: the risk of a ‘tyranny of the minority,’ powered further by artificial intelligence (AI).” 1/28/2020
The Right - “What should concern us now, however, is an emergent threat: the risk of a ‘tyranny of the minority,’ powered further by artificial intelligence (AI).” 1/28/2020When Criminal Justice Reform Goes Too Far
The Right - “While bettering the criminal justice system is always laudable, measures that benefit criminal gangs run afoul of every principle for which our government stands.” 1/27/2020
The Right - “While bettering the criminal justice system is always laudable, measures that benefit criminal gangs run afoul of every principle for which our government stands.” 1/27/2020I Didn’t Vote for Trump But Strongly Oppose His Impeachment
The Right - “However, now—after seeing how he has been treated by Democrats since he was elected—he will have my vote in 2020.” 1/25/2020
The Right - “However, now—after seeing how he has been treated by Democrats since he was elected—he will have my vote in 2020.” 1/25/2020Before the March for Life, a Word to the Wise
The Right - “If the legal pro-lifer really wants to reduce the number of abortions, he or she has no choice but to argue for why abortion is wrong, why a culture in which abortion is frowned upon is superior…” 1/22/2020
The Right - “If the legal pro-lifer really wants to reduce the number of abortions, he or she has no choice but to argue for why abortion is wrong, why a culture in which abortion is frowned upon is superior…” 1/22/2020Killing of Soleimani Presents Opportunities, Not Just Challenges
The Right - “…it can be argued that the challenges emanating from this sequence of events have the potential to be turned into golden opportunities to clip the Islamic regime’s wings in the Middle East and beyond.” 1/15/2020
The Right - “…it can be argued that the challenges emanating from this sequence of events have the potential to be turned into golden opportunities to clip the Islamic regime’s wings in the Middle East and beyond.” 1/15/2020Why the World Should Thank Trump for Killing Soleimani
The Right - “In the event that one is not overly familiar with the past forty years of Iranian history, I will explain what I mean; Iran—over the past four decades—has perfected a playbook of deceit that is so effective that nearly anyone has the potential of falling for it.” 1/8/2020
The Right - “In the event that one is not overly familiar with the past forty years of Iranian history, I will explain what I mean; Iran—over the past four decades—has perfected a playbook of deceit that is so effective that nearly anyone has the potential of falling for it.” 1/8/2020As a Father to Two Special Needs Children—Weighing-in on Greta
The Right - “What is particularly insidious here is that not only is the victim a child, but, on top of that, it is a special needs child.” 1/3/2020
The Right - “What is particularly insidious here is that not only is the victim a child, but, on top of that, it is a special needs child.” 1/3/2020Reflecting on the Start of a New Decade (and the Wisdom of Augustine)
The Right - “I must admit that as for many others, the last ten years were neither a singular triumph nor an unmitigated disaster. There were joys and sadnesses, the melody of life soaring high and crashing low. No one finds heaven on earth.” 1/1/2020
The Right - “I must admit that as for many others, the last ten years were neither a singular triumph nor an unmitigated disaster. There were joys and sadnesses, the melody of life soaring high and crashing low. No one finds heaven on earth.” 1/1/2020Harold Macmillan, Roger Scruton, and Putting the U.K. Election in Context
The Right - “As Matthew Goodwin has repeatedly written, it is easier for the Conservatives to move slightly left on economic issues than it is for Labour to move right on cultural issues.” 12/14/2019
The Right - “As Matthew Goodwin has repeatedly written, it is easier for the Conservatives to move slightly left on economic issues than it is for Labour to move right on cultural issues.” 12/14/2019The Best Argument For Jordan Peterson: My Friend, Fred The Right - “But again, this aside, Jordan Peterson’s lessons of personal responsibility and taking charge of one’s life are actually helping people, which brings me to my friend, Fred.” 12/4/2019
The Right - “But again, this aside, Jordan Peterson’s lessons of personal responsibility and taking charge of one’s life are actually helping people, which brings me to my friend, Fred.” 12/4/2019Why Everyone Is Talking about Josh Hawley
The Right - “Hawley talks again and again about the importance of community and criticizes those on both sides of the political aisle who pay fealty to an individualism that puts the self-creating individual at the summit of what constitutes the good.“ 12/2/2019
The Right - “Hawley talks again and again about the importance of community and criticizes those on both sides of the political aisle who pay fealty to an individualism that puts the self-creating individual at the summit of what constitutes the good.“ 12/2/2019Actually, Bernie Sanders, Billionaires Should Exist
The Right - “To deny the billionaires of today the aspiration to earn as much as they do (let alone the right), we deny the possibility for everyone else to earn it tomorrow.” 12/1/2019
The Right - “To deny the billionaires of today the aspiration to earn as much as they do (let alone the right), we deny the possibility for everyone else to earn it tomorrow.” 12/1/2019