How Post-Modern Conservatism Emerged
“Truth is not Truth” Rudy Guiliani, August 19, 2018 Introduction In an earlier article for Areo, I discussed the state of conservatism today, and argued that we are witnessing the…
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Liberal Individualism and the Challenge of Narrative
There is a philosophical self-image at the heart of the western world’s conception of itself. That image is the classically liberal vision of the self—the individual—as the essential unit of…
“Who I am” and the Problem of Offense
I recently asked a class of American students whether a man should be allowed to strut up and down a busy high street, dressed in a Nazi uniform. I knew…
Sympathology: Being Aggrieved on Behalf of Those Who Are Not
Pathologized Sympathy There is a group of people who frequently appear in the headlines, identified by a wide range of terms. Instead of listing all of them here, it’s best…
Skepticism is Necessary in our Post-Truth Age. Postmodernism is Not
We at Areo recently published a passionate defense of postmodernism by Kenneth Houston, Professor of International Relations at Webster. We did so, despite having published several essays strongly critical of…
The Matthew Sears Cower: Getting it Wrong on Free Speech and Social Justice
Last week in the Washington Post Canadian classics professor Matthew A. Sears argued that “‘social justice warriors’ are the true defenders of free speech and open debate.” His argument for…
The Evolutionary Roots of Identity Politics
“We have constructed pyramids in honor of our escaping…” — James Douglas Morrison It seems these days whether you are an Islamist in Dhaka, an Antifa extremist in Boston, a…
