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Opinion
The Pillar, Cofnas, Ghent – the battle for the institutions
In 2018, I published Churchgoers and Pillar-Builders . The crux of the matter was not a ‘culture war’ slogan, but an institutional diagnosis: the left has a network of ‘quadrants’ – culture, media, education, NGOs …
By Sid Lukkassen
Opinion
Who sustains our shared world? Part 2: Hannah Arendt and Frits Bolkestein on plurality, freedom and citizenship
Every citizen has a duty to contribute to the community. Freedom does not exist without responsibility; rights do not exist without duties. — Frits Bolkestein, Poldergeest (1998), p. 44 Three noteworthy books have …
By Hans van de Breevaart
Opinion
Who sustains our shared world? Part 1: Hannah Arendt and Paul Frissen on plurality and freedom
Hoc [initium] ergo ut esset, creatus est homo, ante quem nullus fuit. — Augustine, De Civitate Dei , XII, 20 Three noteworthy books have recently been published—one on the political philosopher Hannah Arendt, one on the …
By Hans van de Breevaart
Opinion
A Hero of our Time
Joris Luyendijk is a former journalist who has become an activist for Ukraine. He recently abandoned what he said had been his earlier journalistic neutrality now to campaign and raise funds for both humanitarian and …
By John Laughland
Opinion
The End of the Civic Virtue Bubble and the Death of God
There are two varieties of pessimism. Radical pessimism: this is simply called pessimism. And sober pessimism. This is called realism. Facing this in all severity, the question arises whether it is possible to …
By Sid Lukkassen
Opinion
Descartes’ Legacy: the Unresolved Tension between Reason and Faith
The philosophy which ushered in modernity was very much aware that religion could not just be eliminated from society. Instead, it sought to reconcile rationality with divinity. For this article, we temporarily leave …
By Sid Lukkassen
Opinion
Mencius Moldbug the Third Arrival
In this essay, we explore the ideas of Mencius Moldbug, a prominent figure in Neoreactionary thought. We examine how modern communication systems, political fragmentation, and the collapse of organic community …
By Sid Lukkassen
Opinion
Newsletter 8 August
As England burns, the media have fallen into line four-square behind Deep State Starmer. Is this luck or was it planned? Massive ‘antifa’ demonstrations against non-existent ‘far-right’ demos recall the nationwide …
By Editorial Team
Opinion
Let us remain proud of our Golden Age
The nation-state is increasingly under fire. So are those who argue for its revaluation. It is taboo to be proud of the heroic deeds of our ancestors, to sing a paean to the past, let alone cherish the thought that our …
By Hans van de Breevaart
Opinion
George Orwell and Viktor Frankl on meaning and suffering
The 20th century was an eventful one. With the rise of metropolitan lifestyles, people felt disconnected from community ties. They sought connection and meaning in political mass movements which emerged as totalitarian …
By Sid Lukkassen
Opinion
Newsletter 20 June
FVD International’s director, John Laughland, was invited back by TNT radio this week, this time onto a show called Muckrakers with Andrew Eborn, where he was delighted to be interviewed together with Glenn Diesen, a …
By Editorial Team
Opinion
Gideon van Meijeren on the need to be Radical
Today we are discussing a bill which, in the government's words, is supposed to contribute to a person-centred approach to radicalisation. This raises the question of what exactly is to be understood by radicalisation. …
By Gideon van Meijeren
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