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The Road

Bob Cheeks — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:04:46 +0000

Cormac McCarthy's The Road succeeds magnificently as a classic morality tale, implemented with a mastery of language seldom visited upon the reading public. It is a book that reveals the truth of man.

The Road by Cormac McCarthy Borzoi Book, published by Alfred A. Knopf (2006) Hdbk, 241 pgs. ISBN: 0-307-26543-9

“HAPPINESS IS NEITHER [...]

The Breakdown of the American Polity: Part II, Neocon Sorcerers and the Collapse of the Republican Party

Bob Cheeks — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:00:57 +0000

Statist Republicans, thanks in large measure to the failures of the neocon ideology, are facing an anticipated backlash at the polls this November.

A notable example of the breakdown of the American polity was the capture of the Republican Party by the so-called neoconservatives or neocons. These “new conservatives” are the intellectual offspring of [...]

The Breakdown of the American Polity: Part 1: Mrs. Hillary Clinton and the Neo-Marxist Democrats

Bob Cheeks — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:09:33 +0000

Neo-Marxist political constructs, formulations, and policy are distortions predicated on relativism, positivism, scientism, and the usual Gnostic deformations and portend the rise of collectivism and suppression of liberty.

Evidence of the resurgence of Marxism, or neo-Marxism, as a result of the failures of the neo-conservative Bush regime, is evident both in polling data and in [...]

Choosing the Right College: The Whole Truth About America’s Top Schools

Bob Cheeks — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:53:12 +0000

Help has arrived to assist those of you about to select a college or university for your recalcitrant, tattooed, and pierced progeny.

Choosing the Right College: The Whole Truth About America’s Top Schools published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (6th edition, 2007) Ppbk., 1084 pgs. ISBN 10: 1933859237 ISBN 13: 9781933859231

“Twenty years [...]

The Postmodern Imagination of Russell Kirk

Bob Cheeks — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:45:31 +0000

Gerald Russello’s book, The Postmodern Imagination of Russell Kirk, is a brilliantly rendered exegetical disquisition of the life, thought, and oeuvre of America’s foremost conservative thinker.

The Postmodern Imagination of Russell Kirk by Gerald Russello University of Missouri Press (June 29, 2007) Hdbk., 264 pages ISBN-10: 0826217206 ISBN-13: 978-0826217202

I can only say, there [...]

The Good Guy

Bob Cheeks — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:43:20 +0000

In his new book, Dean Koontz examines the nature of courage in one Timothy Carrier, a gentleman who works his hands in stone and brick, and chooses to sit anonymously in the dark corner of a dimly lit bar. A review of The Good Guy.

The Good Guy by Dean Koontz published by [...]

Defending Dixie

Bob Cheeks — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:52:27 +0000

Clyde Wilson's Defending Dixie covers such diverse topics as the reclamation of Southern history, the War for Southern Independence, the South Carolina battle flag imbroglio, an examination of blacks in Southern history, and an analysis of the beloved Agrarians, including a stirring tribute to America’s leading conservative philosopher, Russell Kirk.

Defending Dixie: Essays in Southern History and Culture [...]

Anamnesis

Bob Cheeks — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:01:39 +0000

No philosopher of the 20th Century, perhaps in history, approaches an understanding of the etiological problem posed by Aristotle, “that man does not exist out of himself but out of the divine ground of all reality.” A review of Anamnesis.

Anamnesis by Eric Voegelin (translated by Gerhart Niemeyer) Reprint; University of Missouri Press, 1990. [...]

Cultural Whiplash: The Unforeseen Consequences of America’s Crusade Against Racial Discrimination

Bob Cheeks — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:45:55 +0000

Professor Patrick Garry understands that it does not matter if we lose “free speech” as the act of an oppressive regime or by the bullying tactics of the paragons of the politically correct establishment. A review of his new book.

Cultural Whiplash: The Unforeseen Consequences of America’s Crusade Against Racial Discrimination By Patrick M. Garry [...]

Religious and Poetic Experience in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott

Bob Cheeks — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:13:04 +0000

In his recent book, Dr. Glenn Worthington characterizes Michael Oakeshott’s work as a re-telling of the myth of original sin, a caution against the folly of pride, and a contribution to the collective dream.

Religious and Poetic Experience in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott By Glenn Worthington Published by Imprint Academic, 2005 Exeter, U.K., Charlottesville, Va. [...]