Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart

Traditionalist conservatives and classical liberals need Charles Darwin. They need him because a Darwinian science of human nature supports Burkean conservatives and Lockean liberals in their realist view of human imperfectibility, and in their commitment to ordered liberty as rooted in natural desires, cultural traditions, and prudential judgments. Arnhart's email address is larnhart1@niu.edu.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Does Liberal Democracy Satisfy the Thymotic Desire for Recognition? Fukuyama's Confusing Answers

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In his 1989 article "The End of History?" Francis Fukuyma seemed to agree with Alexandre Kojeve (in his interpretation of Hegel) t...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Marco Rubio's Shallow Understanding of "Thymos" in Western Civilization and Liberal Democracy

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  On October 7th, Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave  a speech  at Athens' Pnyx, the ancient meeting place of the Athenian democratic a...
Thursday, October 01, 2026

Trump's Patrimonialism at the End of History: Fukuyama Was Right

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Consider these two videos.  The first is one of several political ads praising Trump that were widely broadcast over the past weekend.  It i...
Monday, September 21, 2026

How Roy Cohn Created Donald Trump and His Narcissistic Nihilism

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  In 2018, Donald Trump became enraged because he thought Attorney General Jeff Sessions was not doing enough to protect him from investigat...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

Are MAGA Voters Opposed to Trump's Immigration Crackdown?

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  Representative Maria Elvira Salazar Sends a Message to Trump on His Immigration Crackdown I have written a series of posts on Trump's ...
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Saturday, September 12, 2026

"Shall We Let America Die?" David Atwell Zoll and Frank Meyer Debate Order and Freedom in Response to the New Left

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The most distinctive feature of the Trump conservatives is their apocalyptic rhetoric--their claim that to save America from being destroyed...
Friday, September 11, 2026

Conservatism After Trump

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"God Gave Us Trump."  A Video Displayed by the Republican Nartional Committee at the Dallas Midterm Convention.   Now that Trumpis...
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