The Vital Center Blog
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This publication takes its name from a 1949 book by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. But what did he mean by the term The Vital Center?
“Why the Peace Really Failed: The Treaty of Versailles Reexamined”
Griffin Fill
“The New Consensus Against the Liberal Consensus: Reflections on LibCon 2025”
Joshua Cotlar
“If the Foundations Be Destroyed: Puritanism as the Fountainhead of American Greatness”
John Carpenter
“Franco Still Lives in Their Hearts—The New Right’s Weird Obsession”
Thomas D. Howes
This publication takes its name from a 1949 book by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. But what did he mean by the term The Vital Center?