Kevin Donnelly is one of Australia’s leading conservative public intellectuals and cultural warriors.
It’s time to acknowledge and defend Western culture. A culture, for all its sins, that promotes liberty, freedom, prosperity and human flourishing.
Kevin Donnelly is one of Australia’s leading conservative public intellectuals and cultural warriors. Since first warning about the dangers of political correctness in 1992 Kevin has engaged in the battle of ideas against the cultural-left’s long march through the institutions.
In opposition to politically correct indoctrination and group think exemplified by critical theory,identity politics and victimhood Kevin argues for what T S Eliot describes as the "preservation of learning, for the pursuit of truth, and in so far as men are capable of it, the attainment of wisdom".
"Preservation of learning, for the pursuit of truth, and in so far as men are capable of it, the attainment of wisdom"
T S Elliot
As an experienced and much sought after educationalist, author and public commentator Kevin has years of experience researching, publishing and speaking on topics as diverse as the purpose of education, how best to raise standards, international developments in education, school funding, the impact of political correctness, the origins and impact of the ‘culture wars’ and the significance of Western civilisation and Judeo-Christianity.
After losing his son, James, in a hit and run accident Kevin wrote Taming the Black Dog and also is available to talk about how best to build resilience and cope with anxiety and depression.