«The nation is the opposite of tribes»

In Anti-civilization, Etienne-Alexandre Beauregard argues for a conservatism of the common good. Nation, shared culture and the «ordinary man» are, according to the 25-year-old Quebec essayist, the forgotten conditions of liberal democracy.

Etienne-Alexandre Beauregard embodies a new generation of conservative thinkers. In his book Anti-civilization, published last September, the Quebec essayist trained in political philosophy and public administration examines the «crisis of norms» and the dissolution of the common in modern societies. Criticizing the idea of a supposedly neutral liberalism and denouncing the government of judges, the researcher at the Cardus Institute, a Canadian think-tank inspired by the social doctrine of the Catholic Church, calls for a rebuilding of the foundations of social justice.