Return to Order: ‘Not Just Another Conservative Book’

Return to Order Return to Order: ‘Not Just Another Conservative Book’

I began to read Mr. Horvat’s treatise expecting to find just another conservative book, this one from a Roman Catholic perspective. Return to Order is all of that, but it is much, much more. Mr. Horvat’s central thesis is that the current American economic and moral crisis is caused by “frenetic intemperance,” an obsessive desire … Read more

Rediscovering the Ideal Healthcare Plan

Return to Order Rediscovering the Ideal Healthcare Plan

There is a prevailing idea that healthcare plans are necessarily complex and expensive schemes. There was, however, an ideal healthcare plan in the distant past that was amazingly simple. The plan did not list its benefits, clinical metrics or financial data. The main emphasis of this plan was not so much on a plan but … Read more

The Medieval GPS

Return to Order The Medieval GPS 2

One of the main calumnies about the Middle Ages is it was backwards, illiterate, and inefficient. It is often falsely coined the “Dark Ages.” Is it true that this time period was really backwards and lacking in progress? Rather, was this time an explosion of enthusiasm and love for Holy Mother Church, which consequently brought … Read more

How Medieval Law Led to Free Government

How medieval law led to free Government

As the world prepares to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, it is good to acknowledge the debt the modern world owes to its medieval predecessors. They were the ones who nurtured the idea of the rule of law and clearly broke with the despotism of former and later regimes. … Read more

How the West Won: Superior Technology

Return to Order How the West Won: Superior Technology

To those who view the Middle Ages as the “Dark Ages,” it should be noted that the later Middle Ages was a period of great technological development unrivaled at the time. Economic historian Lynn White Jr. writes: Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To Find Out By Clicking Here. “Not in craftsmanship … Read more