Rod Dreher

Visiting Fellow, Director of Network Project (2021-)

Rod Dreher is a writer of non-fiction books and former senior editor at The American Conservative magazine. His writing focuses on the intersections among religion, culture, and politics. Dreher has been a columnist for the New York Post, the Dallas Morning News, and National Review, among other publications. His books include two New York Times bestsellers The Benedict Option (2017) and The Little Way of Ruthie Leming (2013), as well as volumes on topics as diverse as Dante Alighieri, and traditional conservatism in the modern world. His latest book, New York Times bestseller Live Not By Lies: A Manuel for Christian Dissidents was published in Hungarian during his stay.

Media appearances

22/02/2024

“I would like to see European elites actually listen to their people for a change”: An Interview with J.D. Vance

Article by Rod Dreher, published in the European Conservative.

20/02/2024

Fidesz, Child Protection and the Left

Article by Rod Dreher, published in the Hungarian Conservative.

14/02/2024

Americans’ Problem with History

Article by Rod Dreher, published in the Hungarian Conservative.

01/10/2023

Fico on Top Again

Article by researcher Péter Szitás, published by the Hungarian Conservative

22/09/2023

A Brand-New World for Free Speech in Orwell’s Native Land

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

19/09/2023

The Digital Apocalypse Is Here: Reading Anton Barba-Kay on the Meaning of Online Culture

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

14/09/2023

What Happens in Lampedusa Doesn’t Stay There

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

10/09/2023

Learning From ‘Illiberal Democracy’

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

06/09/2023

In 2023, What Would St. Boniface Do?

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

01/09/2023

We Cannot Say We Weren’t Warned

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

21/08/2023

Heaven Over Budapest: A Sign of the Times in the Hungarian Capital

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

20/08/2023

How Much Ruin Is Left in Britain?

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

15/08/2023

Hillbilly Anthem: With His Viral Protest Song, Oliver Anthony Is This Year’s J.D. Vance

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

14/08/2023

Why the Lights Are Going Out in South Africa

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative.

10/08/2023

Happy Birthday, Renaud Camus

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

08/08/2023

The Enchantments of Iain McGilchrist

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

06/08/2023

South Africa Is Descending Into Chaos: An Interview with Paul Maritz

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

01/08/2023

Trump 2024? New Poll Says Lightning Could Strike Twice

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

27/07/2023

“Try That In a Small Town”

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

25/07/2023

Viktor Orbán: China Prophet

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

20/07/2023

Despite What the Media Says, Common Sense and Cultural Self-Defense Is Not ‘Fascism’

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

17/07/2023

Great News: Manhood Breaks Out in Poland!

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

14/07/2023

A Bastille Day Love Letter To France

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

13/07/2023

Amalfi Coast, you have failed Lexi Jordan

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

11/07/2023

Zelensky in Vilnius: Prima Donna, or Bellum of the Ball?

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

10/07/2023

What Kind of Conservative Am I?

The introduction of Rod Dreher, published in The European Conservative

26/06/2023

Some Thoughts on the NYC Pride March and the ‘Misguided’ US Ambassador in Budapest

Article by Rod Dreher, published in the Hungarian Conservative

01/05/2023

Francis in Hungary

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The American Conservative

18/04/2023

America's Lipsticked Pig

Article by Rod Dreher, published in the Hungarian Conservative

19/02/2023

Wars, Rumors Of Wars, The Usual

Article by Rod Dreher, published in The American Conservative

14/02/2023

‘Since the Hungarian project seems to have become very relevant for the Right in the West, I thought it made sense for me to be here’ – An Interview with Mark Granza

Article by Rod Dreher, published in the Hungarian Conservative

16/01/2023

Budapest, City of Conservatives

Article by Rod Dreher, published in the Hungarian Conservative

08/11/2022

A Big Win in the Midterms Might Minimize Divisions within the GOP – Interview with Rod Dreher

Interview with Rod Dreher in the Hungarian Conservative

20/10/2022

The End Of Conservatism? Or Birth Of A New Right?

Rod Dreher analyses the possibilities for conservatives with focus on its US branch

17/09/2022

Viktor Orban and Realism

The article of our visiting fellow, Rod Dreher

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