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Beginning with a reflection on the problems of populism for American conservatism, the essays expound broadly and deeply on populist unrest--the populist revolts of ancient Rome, the rise of popular referenda and the Brexit vote, American populism and the legacy of H. L. Mencken, populism and the Fo... More

Colleges and universities used to teach art history to encourage connoisseurship and acquaint students with the riches of our artistic heritage. But now, as Roger Kimball reveals in this witty and provocative book, the student is less likely to learn about the aesthetics of masterworks than to be to... More

In The Long March, Roger Kimball, the author of Tenured Radicals, shows how the "cultural revolution" of the 1960s and '70s took hold in America, lodging in our hearts and minds, and affecting our innermost assumptions about what counts as the good life. Kimball believes that the counterculture tran... More

The ideas and policies that are percolating down from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Capitol Hill-increased government intervention, calls to "spread the wealth around," onerous regulations, and bailouts for all-are not new. We've been down this road before. We know where it leads. It is that forlorn ... More

We are living in an age of unprecedented upheaval. The future of Western culture is uncertain. America's economic and political vitality are more fragile than ever. The preservation of tradition is far from guaranteed.Many have observed that we are living through a world historical moment of whic... More

Julien Benda's classic study of 1920s Europe resonates today. The "treason of the intellectuals" is a phrase that evokes much but is inherently ambiguous. The book bearing this title is well known but little understood. This edition is introduced by Roger Kimball. From the time of the pre-Socratics... More

For most of the last century, William F. Buckley Jr. was the leading figure in the conservative movement in America. The magazine he founded in 1955, National Review, brought together writers representing every strand of conservative thought, and refined those ideas over the decades that followed. B... More