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The Downfall of the Republican Establishment (ft. Daniel McCarthy)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Daniel McCarthy joins in to discuss his recent article, “The plot against J.D. Vance.” The...
Self-Destructive Liberalism (ft. Philip Pilkington)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Philip Pilkington joins in to discuss his recent book, The Collapse of Global Liberalism: And...
How Science Trumped Materialism (ft. Michel-Yves Bolloré)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Michel-Yves Bolloré joins in to discuss his recent book, God, the Science, the Evidence. The...
America’s Iron Men (ft. Matthew Spalding)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Matthew Spalding joins in to discuss his recent book, The Making of the American Mind:...
Diagnosing a Disordered Age: New and Notable Books
"Technology's power to shape thinking should matter to every sensible person, but it should especially matter for Christians." So says one of the editors of Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age...
Dark Phantoms
It happened quickly, so quickly that you’d think it was impossible to retain the image. The Ohio Turnpike in October 2024, 5:30 a.m. and pitch-black, the road straight and...
Restoring Breadth and Depth to Education (ft. Solveig Gold)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Solveig Gold joins in to discuss her recent article, co-authored with Joshua Katz, entitled “Make...
Artful Faith (ft. Stephen Auth)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Stephen Auth joins in to discuss his recent book, Visions of the Divine: An Artistic...
What Does Gen Z Want? (ft. Sohrab Ahmari)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Sohrab Ahmari joins in to discuss his recent articles, “MAGA helped elect Zohran Mamdani” and...
Abandonment of Truth (ft. George Weigel)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, George Weigel joins in to discuss his recent book, Pomp, Circumstance, and Unsolicited Advice: Commencement...
The Department of Education May Be Gone, Finally
News came out last week that the Trump administration is stepping up efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. We’ve already seen a large number of staff reductions in the...
A Cancellation in San Jose (ft. Elizabeth Weiss)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Elizabeth Weiss joins in to discuss her recent book, On the Warpath: My Battles With...
Self-Help from the Ancients (ft. Michael Fontaine)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Michael Fontaine joins in to discuss his recent book, How to Have Willpower: An Ancient...
The Jewish Foundations of the West: New and Notable Books
In the introduction of Jewish Roots of American Liberty, a new collection of essays and documents edited by Wilfred M. McClay and Stuart Halpern, McClay declares that the Jews...
Western Civilization and Augustine (ft. Chad Pecknold)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Chad Pecknold joins in to discuss his recent book, Fire on the Altar: Setting Our...
