New York Times bestselling author, educator, and filmmaker; Presidential Scholar at New College of Florida .
Washington, DC
Joined February 2015
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#RubioWesternCiv: Friends, in this essay I argue that Secretary of State Marco Rubio's recent defense of Western civilization, though earnest, is seriously flawed. We need a more sober view of the qualities needed to renew the West: josephloconte.com/commentary…
#AslanMerylStreep: What is at stake in the controversy over Meryl Streep playing the voice of Aslan the Lion in the film adaptation of C.S. Lewis's 'The Magician's Nephew'? Nothing less than the concepts that laid the foundation for Western civilization: josephloconte.com/commentary…
#MamdaniVenice In this essay, written from Venice, Italy, I reflect on the economic dynamism and entrepreneurial spirit of the Venetian republic--and how it helped to create the modern world: josephloconte.com/commentary…
#Odysseus: Friends, this essay appears in today's National Review: josephloconte.com/commentary…
#America250: Friends, this review of my documentary film, 'RUSH: The American Revolution's Indispensable Doctor,' appears in the current issue of World magazine. You can watch the 1-hour documentary on Amazon Prime/Wonder Project: josephloconte.com/commentary…
Giorgia Meloni Emerges as a Champion for Western Unity nationalreview.com/2026/07/g…
How Tolkien and Lewis Recovered Truth in an Age of Darkness | Joseph Loc... youtu.be/Uxd5CTeOVUs?si=Qyez… via @YouTube
#TolkienLewis: Friends, my new book, THE WAR FOR MIDDLE-EARTH, has been selected as a Prime Deal title through June 26th! You can buy it at half the regular price, for about $15. Follow the link to purchase: josephloconte.com/books/the-…
#ReligiousFredom: I'll be speaking tomorrow at the historic Touro Synagogue in Newport, RI, joining a panel on religious freedom led by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik: josephloconte.com/event/fait…
#America250: My new film about Doctor Benjamin Rush is now LIVE on AMAZON PRIME! Help us hit the top 10 list by subscribing to the Wonder Project and watching the film (you can then immediately unsubscribe!). amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B…
#Antisemitism: I explore the antisemitism embedded in Edward Gibbon's influential work, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published in the revolutionary year of 1776: josephloconte.com/commentary…
#American250: Join us on June 18 at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, MI for a screening of my new documentary film about the most important Founding Father most Americans have never heard of: Doctor Benjamin Rush rivendellcenternyc.org/event…
#America250: In light of America's 250th, I delivered a talk at Grove City College exploring the question: Why did the American Revolution succeed, while the French Revolution descended into an orgy of political violence? josephloconte.com/lectures/r…
My interview with Hugh Hewitt: “The War for Middle-Earth” explains how JRR Tolkien youtu.be/tmCRD9wAWkw?si=nyOe… via @YouTube
#TolkienLewis: I'm expecting a very warm reception from my friends at Baylor University's Honors College tomorrow. Come join us if you're in town: thestandardspeaks.com/the-ev…
#PopeTrump: Whatever one might think of the US-led war against Iran, recent statements by Pope Leo XIV are at odds with 1,500 years of Christian moral theology: josephloconte.com/commentary…
#TolkienLewis: I'll be speaking on Wednesday, April 22 at Baylor University's Honors College to explore how the cataclysm of the Second World War transformed the lives and literary imagination of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis: josephloconte.com/event/war-…
#TolkienLewis: I joined my good friends at the Trinity Forum in Nashville, TN to talk about my new book THE WAR FOR MIDDLE-EARTH: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933-1945. You can view the talk here: josephloconte.com/lectures/j…
#Tolkien/Lewis: I’ll be speaking about my book, THE WAR FOR MIDDLE-EARTH: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933-1945, at an event sponsored by the Trinity Forum on March 31, 2026 in Nashville, TN. There's still time to register: josephloconte.com/event/j-r-…
#Tyndale: Friends, this essay appears today in the Wall Street Journal: josephloconte.com/commentary…
