Jean-François Millet, "Spring," 1868–1873
2,224 words
The French Age of Enlightenment witnessed and celebrated an economic revolution: the rapid growth of speculation and a money economy, and a corresponding diminution in the importance of landed wealth. Bonald believed that the change had been brought about by the practice of usury. Read more …
Critique of Liberal Ideology
Portrait of John Locke, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1697
8,580 words
Translated by Greg Johnson
Translator’s Note:
In “Critique of Liberal Ideology,” Alain de Benoist uses the term “liberalism” in the broad European sense of the term that applies not just to American liberalism but also to American libertarianism and mainstream conservatism, insofar as all three share a common history and common premises. Read more …