About John Horvat

John Horvat II is Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative and a scholar, researcher, educator, international speaker, and author of the book Return to Order, as well as the author of hundreds of published essays. He lives in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, where he is the vice president of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property.

How a Fairy Tale Prince Became an Anti-Hero

By |2023-01-18T18:18:48-06:00January 18th, 2023|Categories: England, John Horvat, Modernity, Monarchy, Morality|

There is nothing unique in Prince Harry’s story. The same plot applies to all who have walked down the selfish, disastrous road of postmodernity, where every tradition and social structure must be questioned, and every narrative denied. If there is a figure that is not a role model, it is Prince Harry, son of Charles [...]

The Phone Lady vs. Smartphone Culture

By |2023-01-10T12:31:37-06:00January 10th, 2023|Categories: Civil Society, Community, John Horvat, Technology|

One enterprising lady has noticed the social void caused by texting and instant messaging and has started a company that teaches phone skills to young people. But can she help resolve the moral problems of an age of superficial and self-centered relationships? Smartphones supposedly made possible an age of unprecedented communication. Everyone, especially young people, [...]

A Christmas Gift to Provoke Young People to Marvel Again

By |2022-12-04T16:27:45-06:00December 4th, 2022|Categories: Christmas, Civilization, Gifts for Imaginative Conservatives, John Horvat|

My simple suggestion for a Christmas gift to a young person is a fountain pen with beautiful ink. Perhaps it is wishful thinking to believe that those who receive so much instant gratification on their devices would embrace this soulful yet slow instrument of beauty. But who knows? They might be struck by the wonder [...]

Greta Thunberg Turns Left… and Red

By |2022-11-14T16:58:23-06:00November 14th, 2022|Categories: Conservation, Environmentalism, John Horvat, Politics|

As she grows up in her bitterness, Greta Thunberg—the poster child of the eco-movement—comes out of the red closet. Her embracing of the left proves that climate activism taken to its final consequences will always lead to anti-Western communist ideology. When climate activist Greta Thunberg appeared on the scene some years ago, the media celebrated [...]

An Undeserved Nobel Prize in Literature

By |2022-10-24T18:05:19-05:00October 24th, 2022|Categories: Beauty, John Horvat, Literature, Truth|

The world needs works of literature with a moral message that will inspire readers to virtue and bring people closer to God. But today's literature reflects only a debased wasteland. Let there be no Noble Prize for literature until writers can present a moral order that will return to the long-forgotten quest for the good, [...]

When Is There Too Much Whisky?

By |2022-10-05T14:46:02-05:00October 5th, 2022|Categories: Community, Culture, Economics, John Horvat|

Whisky is not a product of savvy entrepreneurs. It is a product of Scottish culture that, like the drink, should be savored and appreciated. The primary consumers should be the local populations that imagined whisky. When operations go big to satisfy cosmopolitan demand, they lose something of that human touch and local flavor that give [...]

We Mourn the Queen

By |2022-09-11T11:13:41-05:00September 11th, 2022|Categories: Audio/Video, England, John Horvat, Monarchy|

We live in a postmodern, egalitarian world that detests everything Elizabeth II represented. It was not only the United Kingdom’s Queen who died on September 8, but also the Queen of all who saw her as a symbol of order in a world in chaos and disarray. We mourn because a great pillar of devotion [...]

America Faces Problems That Refuse to Be Left Behind

By |2023-08-21T18:26:39-05:00August 28th, 2022|Categories: American Republic, Civil Society, John Horvat, Senior Contributors|

The American system is breaking down, forcing us to confront the problems that refuse to be left behind. But we can handle this crisis. All it takes is a change in perspective, embracing Christ’s Cross. The philosopher George Santayana (1863–1952) once observed that we Americans don’t solve problems: We leave them behind. If there’s an [...]

When People Greeted Each Other With Courtesy & Purpose

By |2022-07-24T15:36:16-05:00July 24th, 2022|Categories: Christianity, Civil Society, Civilization, Community, John Horvat|

A greeting is an act of humility and a gesture of justice, in which we give respect and honor due to others for who they are. Indeed, greetings constitute the fragrant perfume of a Christian civilization in which these things are valued. We live in brutal times without transitions. Everything must be instant and rushed, [...]

How Childhood Innocence Strikes Terror Into Drag Queens

By |2022-07-04T18:18:04-05:00July 4th, 2022|Categories: Christianity, Culture War, John Horvat, Wokeism|

The innocent child instinctively and implicitly knows what is good or bad, beautiful or ugly. Like the innocent child denouncing the emperor’s “new clothes,” he recognizes the drag queen as ugly and sinister as a wicked witch in a fairy tale. The child does not bend to the politically- correct opinions and says what he [...]

Want to Stop Mass Shootings? Bring Back the Father!

By |2022-06-18T15:32:36-05:00June 18th, 2022|Categories: Christianity, Community, Family, John Horvat|

In almost every single shooter case, a true Christian father is missing. By his example and counsel, the Christian father directs the boy to channel his energies and emotions into manly pursuits and virtuous action. Indeed, the devoted father provides society with a balanced young man who will defend society from attacks. Across the country, [...]

Why We Shouldn’t Fool With God’s Time

By |2022-04-19T15:01:11-05:00April 19th, 2022|Categories: Christianity, John Horvat, Time|

When the U.S. Senate recently voted to make daylight saving time permanent, I could not help but feel that something had been adulterated. Instead of respecting time and its Author, we dare to put ourselves at the center of things. The subject should not cause much debate since it appears to be a technical issue. [...]

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