Rod Dreher talks to Tim Stanley

US journalist and author Rod Dreher talks about his latest book exploring the mystery and meaning of the supernatural world and about his belief that the British have lost respect for their history, traditions and values and what he describes as an acceleration of ‘soft totalitarianism’.

Dreher says the world has become closed to the idea that the universe contains the supernatural or metaphysical. However, he argues that people are still searching for the divine. He explains how to encounter and embrace wonder in the world and how to reconnect with the natural world and the tradition of Christianity. Dreher will also talk about his view that British people now have contempt for their values, institutions, history and identity.  And he will also address themes in his book Live Not by Lies, which argues there is an acceleration of ‘soft totalitarianism’ in our societies, including cancel culture, marginalising of conservative opinions and unprecedented restriction of civil liberties in responses to things such as Covid-19.

Dreher has worked as a columnist for the New York Post, the Dallas Morning News, National Review, the American Conservative and the European Conservative. He is author of six books including The Benedict Option and Live Not by Lies. Here he talks to historian and leader writer for the Telegraph Tim Stanley.