By TFP.org* It seemed the most unlikely place for a book signing. This was a traditional fire station a stone’s throw from the state capitol building in Topeka, Kansas. The place no longer serves its original purpose but is preserved by an association and used for public events However, in a certain sense it was … Read more
There are many who seek to explain the mystery of the Boston Marathon bombers — or all our killers that are fast becoming a part of our national landscape. No doubt each of these unnatural figures has personal blame for what they did and for which they must be held accountable. We can explore the … Read more
Written by TFP.org. At an April 21 book signing in St. Louis, Mo., author John Horvat II presented his work, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go to St. Joe’s Java coffee shop. Nearly thirty people attended the signing … Read more
Alexis de Tocqueville is known for his classic work, Democracy in America in which he comments on nineteenth century social life in America. However, very few are familiar with another work of his that sheds great light on what is happening in America today. That work is his Memoir on Pauperism. It could have been … Read more
The concept universals contains something very ordered and organic, without which one cannot imagine well-constructed forms of government or other forms of social organization. We should seek the universality of things and not just limit ourselves to the immediate thing at hand. If we do not form an idea of the entirety of something, of … Read more
One of the quotes from Return to Order does much to explain the sadness and depression that has descended upon our nation. This can be seen in the number of professionals treating those afflicted with mental unhappiness and illnesses. The quote is: “As Ronald Dworkin pointed out in a 2010 paper for the Hoover Institution, … Read more
There are those who claim individualism allows a person to develop himself. We must make a distinction between individuality and individualism. Man manifests his individuality when he fully develops his personality and talents by which he is different from others. At the same time, individuality encourages man to develop his intensely social character by participating … Read more
It is said that when a ship starts sinking, rats onboard have a sixth sense about what is going to happen and are the first to jump on to the nearest flotsam to save their lives. The analogy has often been used to describe the cowardly antics of those who flee lost causes. We are … Read more
Written by TFP.org Every year, thousands of activists from all across the country gather for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. to discuss the state of the conservative movement. On March 14-16, members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) participated in the conference with a … Read more
