The First Society
Everyone seems to agree that Western civilization is in trouble. The problem is that no one agrees on what has gone wrong or what to do about it. Some think we have too much government, some not enough;...
Non Fiction
The Identity Trap
It is a political and intellectual essay that engages directly with one of the most tense debates of our time: the primacy of identity versus universal values. The author begins from an undeniable fact—...
The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay
A sports biography of Rafael Nadal. The book recounts the sporting career of the Mallorcan tennis player. Furthermore, as the subtitle suggests, it explores the history of the Roland Garros tournament, the...
Leisure, the Basis of Culture
Work for work’s sake. Everything must be profitable, efficient, productive, and useful. The utilitarian vision has conquered and dominated a large part of the existence of Western man. In response to these...
Ceylon The Portuguese era
History of the island of Ceylon (current Sri Lanka) for the period 1505–1658. The book deals mostly with political and military history. Only briefly does it describe the life of the common people during...
Roman Pilgrimage
George Weigel wrote about visiting the stational churches in Rome during Lent and Easter Week, with the help of Elizabeth Lev, an art historian living in Rome, and his son Stephen, a photographer. Some...
The Benedict Option
It is an essay that starts from a strong diagnosis which is, to a large extent, accurate: the West has ceased to be culturally Christian. This is not only about laws or politics, but about something deeper...
The Victory of Reason
The author develops an idea: Christianity is the foundation of scientific, intellectual, and economic progress. He draws on various ancient philosophical texts and historical data.
In particular, he...
Philosophy of the Home: Domestic Space and Happiness
It is a brief and very personal essay that reflects on something apparently ordinary —the home— to show that domestic space is not just a place where we live, but a reality that shapes our identity, our...
Rules: A Short History of What we live By
It is an essay on the history of ideas that examines an apparently simple but decisive element of human life: rules. From a broad perspective that spans from Antiquity to the contemporary world, the author...