Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The Atlantic Ideas • 2/13/2026
Summary
Rod Dreher believes the Enlightenment was a mistake and criticizes secularism and the modern world. Conservatives, including the vice president, are aligning with him in a movement towards a return to the Middle Ages.
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