The Dangers of Common Core

by Mark Bauerlein

Featuring Nicholas Tampio on his book Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2018 0

Tragedy in Ireland

by Mark Bauerlein

Featuring Fr. Peter Stravinskas on Ireland’s abortion referendum.  Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2018 0

Teaching Great Books in the Bronx

by Mark Bauerlein

Featuring Hostos Community College professors Andrea Fabrizio and Gregory Marks on teaching the great books to a diverse student body in the Bronx. Continue Reading »

30 May 2018 0

Introducing the Classic Learning Test

by Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with senior editor Mark Bauerlein. Featuring: Jeremy Tate, president and co-founder of the Classic Learning Test, on the revitalization of standardized testing and American education. The conversation is embedded below. For your . . . . Continue Reading »

14 May 2018 0

Three American Poets

by Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with senior editor Mark Bauerlein. Featuring: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens. Continue Reading »

1 May 2018 0

The Theological Roots of Foreign Policy

by Michael Doran

Listen to Michael Doran deliver the 2018 First Things Lecture in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading »

12 Apr 2018 0

The Dangers of Economism

by Mark Bauerlein

Richard Spady discusses his essay “Economics as Ideology,” published in the April 2018 issue of First Things. Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2018 0

Events Roundup—4.3.18

by Editors

Events happening in the next two months that may interest our readers. Continue Reading »

3 Apr 2018 0

Inside the Mind of Thomas More

by Mark Bauerlein

David Oakley and senior editor Mark Bauerlein discuss Oakley’s book Inside the Mind of Thomas More: The Witness of His Writings. Continue Reading »

21 Mar 2018 0

In Praise of
Bourgeois Culture

by Mark Bauerlein

Amy Wax and Mark Bauerlein discuss how our society’s abandonment of bourgeois norms and values has resulted in widespread behavioral dysfunction. Continue Reading »

27 Feb 2018 0