Why You Should Be Conservative: Sir Roger Scruton
Renowned British philosopher Sir Roger Scruton joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the collapse of Western civilization, cultural confidence, and why traditionalism and conservatism are essential.
Christopher Buckley: Remembering William F. Buckley
For the tenth anniversary of conservative titan William F. Buckley’s death, his son, the novelist Christopher Buckley joins Jonathon Van Maren to remember the man and his legacy.
The Benedict Option: Rod Dreher on how to live in a Post-Christian Age
Rod Dreher, author of The Little Way of Ruthie Leming, How Dante Saved My Life, and now The Benedict Option, joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss how Christians are to respond to a post-Christian age. Dreher blogs daily over at the American Conservative, discussing the challenges Christians face in a secular age.
Jonathon Van Maren discusses The Culture War on the Andrew Lawton Show
Jonathon Van Maren joins Andrew on the Andrew Lawton Show to discuss his new book, The Culture War.
Rob Anders
Rob Anders is a long-standing Member of Parliament who joined the rising Canadian conservative movement years ago. He is a stauch social conservative, and joins Jonathon to discuss how social conservatives can make their voices heard in the political process.
The Mutual Hatred of William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal
By Jonathon Van Maren The bare-knuckle brawling of public intellectuals has always been a common phenomenon. Usually, those intellectuals have had a healthy respect for one another, if not admiration. The playwright George Bernard Shaw was one of the first to write a letter of condolences and offer help to G.K. Chesterton’s widow. The left-wing…
Why the Right is anti-intellectual
By Jonathon Van Maren “The vast mass of humanity, with their vast mass of idle books and idle words,” GK Chesterton once wrote, “have never doubted and never will doubt that courage is splendid, that fidelity is noble, that distressed ladies should be rescued, and vanquished enemies spared. There are a large number of cultivated…
Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly, is an American constitutional lawyer, conservative activist, author, and founder of the Eagle Forum. She is known for her staunch social and political conservatism, her opposition to modern feminism and for her campaign against the proposed Equal Rights Amendment. Author of many books, she is arguably the most successful political activist of the…