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Urbanism and Architecture
The Town That Charles Built
Before King Charles III inherited Britain’s throne, he was a prince with stron...
We Bought A Crumbling Chateau — And That’s How It Looks Now
A couple purchases a 14th-century Chateau on the French countryside on the cheap...
America’s Lost Classical Architecture
Despite being a relatively young nation, the United States of America has a weal...
Why Architecture Is Political
"Architecture is not just the expression of our positive political values, but a...
Why You Hate Contemporary Architecture
And if you don’t, why you should…...
The Timeless Way of Building
In this mesmerizing and accessible book, Christopher Alexander describes a theor...
Designing a New Old Home: Part 1
Simon Sarris writes about what it takes to build something beautiful from nothin...
By Simon Sarris
Art and Aesthetics
Who Is the Art World For?
Art today often aims to shock rather than inspire. How did that change happen? ...
Art is Eating Itself
“We are living in a social-media culture so lobotomised by vanity that it has ...
By Emma Webb
Building Culture: Structural Brick Masonry and The Value of Craftsmanship
How come our modern cities have become so hostile to humans, so ugly, car-orient...
The Death of Marat: The Paintings of Jacques-Louis David
Analyzing a painting is like analyzing any other document. A keen eye is require...
By Jake M.
Museums Are Hiding the Past
'Upon entering the exhibit, audiences are confronted with a statement on “Emot...
Into Great Beauty
"Have we lost the ability to see beauty, or is this desire laying dormant, waiti...
Bret Easton Ellis: ‘My Generation Wanted to be Offended’
Famous author and podcaster Bret Easton Ellis joined The UnHerd Club to talk Ge...
Environment
The War Against The American West (ft. William Perry Pendley)
In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh and Nick sit down with William ...
Land, Water, Air, Body. Conserving What Matters (feat. Micah Meadowcroft) | Moment of Truth Ep. 4
In today's episode, Saurabh, Nick, and esteemed guest Micah Meadowcroft discuss ...
Look Back For The Future Of Conservative Environmentalism
Micah Meadowcroft charts the long history of environmentalism on the right from ...
Personnel
Personnel Wars of the Trump Administration
James Bacon speaks on the importance of dedicated government personnel....
One Way Government
Any future leader on the Right serious about fixing our problems must start by a...
What Exactly Do We Want? (feat. Saurabh Sharma)
American Moment President Saurabh Sharma talks to Nick about his background, our...
A Grand Strategy of Restraint Needs a ‘Counter Elite’
The American foreign policy establishment prefers meddling around the globe beca...
America’s Collapsing Meritocracy Is a Recipe for Revolt
Chinese history shows what happens when an old system loses its force....
Madness in the Ruling Class: Who is leading our country?
In this episode of Feudal Future, guests Julius Krein and Aaron Renn join the sh...
The Elites We Need
American Moment President Saurabh Sharma joins First Things' Contributing Editor...
By First Things
Moment of Truth
The Institutions Deserved It (feat. Dr. Yuval Levin)
Yuval Levin joins Moment of Truth to talk the loss of public faith in institutio...
What Exactly Do We Want? (feat. Saurabh Sharma)
American Moment President Saurabh Sharma talks to Nick about his background, our...
Christianity, Technology, and Human Flourishing (feat. James Poulos)
James Poulos joins Moment of Truth to discuss his book “Human, Forever,” Chr...
Restoring Faith in the West (feat. Yoram Hazony)
Yoram Hazony joins Moment of Truth to talk about his new book, ‘Conservatism: ...
The Left’s War Against Beauty and Classical Music (feat. Andrew Balio)
Andrew Balio joins Moment of Truth to talk the influence and legacy of classical...
The Straussian In A Suit Would Like You To Wake Up (feat. Michael Anton)
In Today's "Moment of Truth," Saurabh sits down with Michael Anton, author of "T...
Why Everything Has Been Terrible Since 1971 (feat. Zak Slayback)
In Today's "Moment of Truth," Saurabh sits down with Zak Slayback, a career and ...
Technology
The Golden Age of Aerospace
"Postwar America’s aerospace industry combined captured German personnel with ...
By Brian Balkus
Will AI Conquer the World? (ft. Jon Askonas and Samuel Hammond)
In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh sits down with Jon Askonas, Ass...
The Origins of Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley has its roots in the defense industrial base of WWII, with resear...
We Need a Manhattan Project for AI Safety
"AI presents an enormous threat. It deserves an enormous response," writes Sam H...
By Sam Hammond
Venture Capitalists Should Bet on America
Washington can cooperate with the private sector. Elon Musk’s SpaceX showed th...
We Brought Nerf Guns To A Cyber War (ft. Joshua Steinman)
Joshua Steinman, Co-Founder Galvanick, joins Moment of Truth to discuss Silicon ...
Senator JD Vance’s Moment Has Come | FULL INTERVIEW
Senator JD Vance joins the 100th Episode of Moment of Truth for his first full-l...
Theory
How to Read Plato: An Audio Guide
Join Alex, David, and Greg of The New Thinkery as they discuss how to read Plato...
Harry V. Jaffa and Allan Bloom: The Contested Legacy of Leo Strauss
Harry Jaffa and Allan Bloom represent two ways of understanding the political ph...
Capitalism Killed the American West
"In all of his writings he is resistant to the idea that settlers and small-time...
By James Pogue
The End of Industrial Society
The Industrial Revolution stopped before it was ever completed. The aftermath is...
By Samo Burja
The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages
Harold Bloom explores our Western literary tradition by concentrating on the wor...
By Harold Bloom
The Origins of Western Civilization
The first part in a free eight-part series hosted by Victor Davis Hanson, The Od...
The Foundationalist Manifesto: The Politics of Future Past
Charles Haywood at The Worthy House offers a way out of liberalism, presenting a...
Institutions
Journey to the Golden Age
"Golden ages leave behind the undying fame of their heroes. It is those who enga...
How to Fix the FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has become a serious threat to the libertie...
Rebellion, Not Retreat
Blueprints for flourishing in the midst of a decaying civilization from Dr. Aaro...
Total Financial Collapse (ft. Russ Vought and Dan Caldwell)
In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh sits down with Russ Vought, Pre...
Britain Is Dead
Despite its early industrial dominance, Britain’s elites never managed to adap...
The Grapple for the Gavel
Bradley Devlin, writer at The American Conservative, brings readers inside the f...
‘The McKinseys and the Deloittes have no expertise in the areas that they’re advising in’
"To highlight the risk of consultants, her current theme, Mazzucato goes back to...
By Henry Mance
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