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Weaving Together European Conservatism(s)

Episode length: 1h

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At 750 episodes, the Ricochet Podcast is ready to accept the responsibilities that come with joining the ranks of august institutions and fellow pillars of Western Civilization. To that end, our princely cast, the ever-charming James, Charles, and Steven, convene with Ellen Fantini of The European Conservative for a digital roundtable on her magazine's unique efforts to restore the rites of the proud cultures on the other side of the Atlantic.

Plus, the gents discuss the revisited Russiagate scandal, the Colbert affair, and Hunter Biden's...uh...transfixing effort to revive the family name.

  • Sound from this week's open: Tulsi Gabbard answers a question at Wednesday's White House press conference, and Stephen Colbert offers another of his "satirical witticisms."
Hosts:
Charles C. W. CookeJames LileksSteve Hayward

Discussion (5)

  • Taras@Taras

    I often buy The European Conservative at Barnes & Noble.

    You could say that its goal is, not just to advocate for Western civilization, but display it at its best: every issue reproduces great artwork from the past.

    P.S.: I just re-subscribed to the Ricochet Podcast. Somehow I got unsubscribed, and missed about two months.

  • Wolfsheim@Wolfsheim

    Ah, so happy that this splendid episode was almost entirely about the beloved European homeland—and not about (boring) Stephen Colbert! So many interesting observations and so much to think further about!

    One observation: Americans are fond of saying that anyone can become an American but that no American can become, say, French, German, Japanese, or even English. The claim points to genuine cultural and attitudinal contrasts but is nonetheless a somewhat clichéd and now outdated generalization-cum-exaggeration.

    I remember when in Germany to be German meant to be of immediate German ancestry (even if one had, let us say, a Huguenot or Slavic name). Everyone else was an Ausländer. That is no longer true, and that’s not a matter of ideologically imposed politically correctness.

    What may prevent many Americans from becoming Europeans is their deep-seated sense of being red-blooded Americans. And if they are poor linguists, the barrier is reinforced. Ironically, someone who is ethnically Turkish or Korean but reared in Germany and monolingual in German, may more readily be regarded as German.

    I was all the more interested in the discussion when Japan was briefly mentioned. My wife and I, along with at least one of our children, recently voted in the Upper House elections, throwing our support to the Sanseito (参政党), mislabeled by the usual media suspects as “far-right,” just as the AfD has been in Germany. The party is for common sense. Yes, Japan for Japan. Nation states are not the Salvation Army. They can and should be humane, but they are not the Humane Society. Japanese do not wave the Hinomaru or sing Kimigayo at every baseball game, but the vast majority quietly love their country, imperfect as it is, imperfect as all of the Good Lord’s creatures are.

  • kedavis@kedavis

    Charles thinks Obama and Biden have been "punished" because they lost political influence/legacy or some such bushwa?

    Nonsense.

    What's next, car thieves - or let's say, carjackers - have been "punished" enough because of the shame they bring to their families, no jail time needed?

    Ridiculous.

    Basic people in the Navy have gotten prison time for a lot less than what Hillary did with her emails.

    Lack of justice to criminals, is injustice to their victims.