Frontiers of American ReactionTheory Asking Too Much? A Review of The Rise and Fall of Rational Control Political philosophy ought to be taken seriously, but not too seriously. Aristotle stresses the importance…Matthew McManusMarch 20, 2026
Frontiers of American ReactionTheory Charles Taylor and Making Peace with Liberalism Critics of liberalism have long charged it with lacking a sense of community, continuity, and…Matthew McManusFebruary 9, 2026
Frontiers of American ReactionTheory Leo Strauss’ Ambivalent Liberalism In his classic 1992 essay “The Intransigent Right at the End of the Century,” the…Matthew McManusOctober 23, 2025
Theory Birthmarks of the Old: Revisiting Karl Marx’s Critique of Liberalism and its Import Today Karl Marx is a difficult thinker to talk about with any impartiality. If Plato is…Matthew McManusSeptember 4, 2025
Frontiers of American Reaction Liberalism’s Best Enemy: A Tribute to Alasdair MacIntyre Alasdair MacIntyre died early this spring. A giant in the field of moral philosophy, the…Matthew McManusMay 30, 2025