Prior to the presidency of Donald Trump, why is there always something defining American Conservatism instead of nothing? Why believe that American Conservatism is somehow immune to a Heideggerian “Lichtung” (Clearing) that wipes the slate clean of its preconceived perceptions… Read More ›
Russell Kirk
Ernst Jünger’s Der Arbeiter (Pt. III of VII)
Two recurring topics related to the Arbeiter are commonly cited throughout Der Arbeiter, art and technology. Ernst Jünger focused more on the role of technology as being the defining characteristic of the Arbeiter as a Figure than art. Clearly, the… Read More ›
Ernst Jünger’s Der Arbeiter (Pt. II of VII)
Previously, it was established that the Arbeiter cannot be categorized according to Liberal Capitalist conceptions of political-economic thought. A Liberal Capitalist will always think in terms of “abstractions” in the sense that they will arrive at conclusions based on personal… Read More ›