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The Art of the Proof (ft. J. Jacob Tawney)
In the โlatest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, J. Jacob Tawney joins in to discuss his recent book, Another Sort of Mathematics: Selected...
Prisoners, Princes, and Exorcists: New and Notable Books
On April 23, 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed Nguyen Van Thuan coadjutor archbishop of Saigon in South Vietnam. One week later, communists from the north entered the city and took...
The Question of Suicide
In the โlatest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Martin Lockerd joins in to discuss his recent book, Suicide in Modern Catholic Literature. The...
Conserving the Past through Education
In the โlatest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Robert L. Luddy joins in to discuss his recent book, The Thales Way. The conversation...
Erasing Christianity from American History
It is a historical fact that Christianity played a central role in the colonization of the New World and the formation of the United States (the missions of California,...
The Real History of Black Progress (and Regress)
In the โlatest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Jason Riley joins in to discuss his recent book, The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks...
Kids Need the Classics
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Nathan Antiel joins in to discuss Classical Education, Classical Academic Press, and Humanitas. The conversation is...
The Heroism of Homeric Women
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Eirene S. Allen joins in to discuss her recent book, The Epic Women of Homer: Exploring...
Nationalism Will Save the West
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Yoram Hazony joins in to discuss his book, The Virtue of Nationalism. The conversation is embedded...
How to Prevent an Act of Terror
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Alan Dershowitz joins in to discuss his recent book, The Preventive State: The Challenge of Preventing...
NovelCon
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Christopher J. Scalia joins in to discuss his recent book, 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but...
A Fresh Look at the Old Testament: New and Notable Books
It might be the Old Testament, but itโs certainly inspiring a lot of new books. Here are four volumes that came across my desk during the last month. A...
The Fed and the College
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Brad Lingo joins in to discuss Grove City College. The conversation is embedded below. For your...
Classical Education Keeps Growing
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Martin Cothran joins in to discuss Memoria Press and Classical Education in America. The conversation is...
Why Twain Endures
When the ยญCivil War broke out in 1861, Sam ยญClemens (not yet โMark Twainโ) didnโt know where to stand. He was twenty-ยญfive years old, a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi Riverโa job heโd...
