At The Imaginative Conservative, we seek to preserve the American Republic and the Western Tradition on a daily basis, through the publication of essays that reflect the best of conservative thought, past and present. Our journal now features 8,900 essays (by 1,500 authors) that have been read more than 30 million times. We could not have [...]
Have you been reading The Imaginative Conservative for some time now? Perhaps you read our thoughtful essays every day, as you yearn for deeper thinking about “the permanent things” that undergird Western Civilization and human life: philosophy, history, literature, music, the Great Books. Or perhaps you just peek at us on occasion as you tire of [...]
Those of us who seek to preserve the Good, the True, and the Beautiful are aware, as the old saying goes, that "there be dragons" in the world who seek to destroy the invaluable inheritance that is Western Civilization. Perhaps this has never been truer than it is today in our hyper-polarized world, where conservatives [...]
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The Imaginative Conservative's mission is to preserve the transcendentals, the “permanent things” that constitute the glory of Western Civilization. Here we offer thoughtful and reflective essays on issues of culture, philosophy, history, politics, economics, the arts, and liberal learning, written by some of the great conservative minds of the present and the past. Since The Imaginative Conservative’s inception ten years [...]
If we followed the crowd, we would tell you, our readers: "This is our most crucial year, a turning point in our journal's history. Without your immediate support..." But we at The Imaginative Conservative think more highly of you, dear readers, than to subject you to such hyperbolic support requests. We know that you are thoughtful, [...]
Gen. Anthony McAuliffe and Col. Harry Kinnard December 1944. As Christmas approaches, the beleaguered German army suddenly tries to punch its way out of the circle of Allied Forces surrounding it. As part of the Battle of the Bulge, General Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz leads a force that traps the American 101st Airborne [...]
Elections and political candidates come and go. But The Permanent Things remain. And if the American Republic is to survive, we must turn to the mighty pillars that have supported her for the last two-and-a-half centuries: a dedication to individual liberty, the common good, public and private virtue, truth, goodness, beauty, and faith in Almighty [...]
In an era when many Americans have lost a sense of patriotism and common purpose, The Imaginative Conservative presents a thoughtful, civil discussion about what has made America and the West great. Here we offer reasoned and reflective essays on issues of politics, economics, culture, liberal learning, written by some of the greatest minds of both the present and the [...]
Memento Mori They say the end may be near. But we already know that life is fleeting, that none of us knows the day or the hour. So why not give now while you can, to make this passing world a better place while there is still time? During your brief sojourn in this vale [...]
Amidst the tumult year of the modern world, many people are seeking comfort in the Divine manifestations of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness in this world. "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places," J.R.R. Tolkien wrote. "But still there is much that is fair, and though in all [...]
Divine Goodness. Timeless Truths. Beautiful Works of God and Man. Especially in times of crisis, The Permanent Things are the things to which conservatives have always been devoted. Indeed, they are the things that all men ought to embrace at all times. Here at The Imaginative Conservative, we offer reasoned and reflective essays on issues of politics, economics, [...]
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