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The Slow Death of England: New and Notable Books

Mark Bauerlein

The fate of England is much in the news as popular resistance to mass immigration grows, limits on free speech tighten, the “special relationship” deteriorates, and the prime minister...

Justice for Alito (ft. Mollie Hemingway)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mollie Hemingway joins in to discuss her recent book, Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the...

How the SPLC Got into America’s Classrooms

Mark Bauerlein

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been indicted for a variety of crimes. To laymen, the allegation is that the organization has been paying hate groups to engage in...

America’s Prodigal Fathers (ft. Timothy Goeglein)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Timothy S. Goeglein joins in to discuss his recent book, What Really Matters: Restoring a...

Life Lessons from a Basketball Coach (ft. Rob Jenkins)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Rob Jenkins joins in to discuss his recent memoir, Shooting After Practice: A JUCO Odyssey....

Art Criticism for Art’s Sake (ft. Michael Clune)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Michael Clune joins in to discuss his recent novel, Pan. The conversation is embedded below....

The Disappearance of Rational Control (ft. Harvey Mansfield)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Harvey C. Mansfield joins in to discuss his recent book, The Rise and Fall of...

The Real JD Vance (ft. Frank DeVito)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Frank DeVito joins in to discuss his recent book, JD Vance and the Future of...

The Slow Death of Publishing (ft. Justin Lee)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, First Things Associate Editor Justin Lee joins in to discuss his recent book, A Prisoner’s...

How Activism Gets Funded (ft. John Sailer)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, John Sailer joins in to discuss his recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “The...

Will Trump’s Coalition Last? (ft. Joseph Prud’homme)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Joseph Prud’homme joins in to discuss his recent book, The New Conservatism and its Critics....

Uncovering the Christian Past: New and Notable Books

Mark Bauerlein

Several books on some aspect of the history of Christianity have recently come my way. “The Most Dangerous Man in England”: Newman and the Laity, by Paul Shrimpton, provides...

Politics of the Professoriate (ft. John Tomasi)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, John Tomasi joins in to discuss his recent book, Viewpoint Diversity: What It Is, Why...

Ralston College’s Human Endeavour (ft. Stephen Blackwood)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Stephen Blackwood joins in to discuss Ralston College’s unique approach to Classical Studies through immersive,...

A Commitment to Remembrance (ft. Andrew Zwerneman)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Andrew Zwerneman joins in to discuss his recent article, “Stoke the Fire for America’s 250th.”...