Mark Bauerlein is Senior Editor at First Things and Professor of English at Emory University, where he has taught since earning his PhD in English at UCLA in 1989. For two years (2003-05) he served as Director of the Office of Research and Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts. His books include Literary Criticism: An Autopsy (1997), The Pragmatic Mind: Explorations in the Psychology of Belief (1997), and The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (2008). His essays have appeared in PMLA, Partisan Review, Wilson Quarterly, Commentary, and New Criterion, and his commentaries and reviews in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Weekly Standard, The Guardian, Chronicle of Higher Education, and other national periodicals.
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Mark Bauerlein
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Lawrence Mead discusses his recent book, Burdens of Freedom: Cultural Difference and American Power. Continue Reading »
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On this episode, Ray Domanico discusses the history of the Blaine Amendments, a recent challenge to Montana’s school choice program, and the future of religious schools in America. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Stanley Kurtz joins Mark to discuss free speech on the college campus, academic freedom, and why a “Campus Intellectual Diversity Act” is a good idea. Continue Reading »
In this episode, George Weigel discusses his latest book, The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Robby Soave discusses his book Panic Attack: Young Radicals In the Age of Trump. Continue Reading »
David Bromwich discusses his book American Breakdown: The Trump Years and How They Befell Us. Continue Reading »
Mary Eberstadt discusses her latest book, Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics. Continue Reading »
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