One of the most important things to be said about the New York Times’ loud but intellectually threadbare effort to recast the year 1619 as the date of the American nation’s “true founding” is that it was a missed opportunity. The year 2019, which was the four hundredth anniversary of . . . . Continue Reading »
The founding consensus combined a salutary emphasis on the necessity of public religion and broadly Christian moral foundations with a liberal forbearance from specifying or enforcing confessional particulars. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Akhil Reed Amar joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840. Continue Reading »
Here's a list of several greats, ranging from baseball to theology, that would grace any Christmas tree. Continue Reading »
Rationalist religions never took root in America, as Leigh Eric Schmidt's new book demonstrates. Continue Reading »
Being a member of a religious minority forces one to both navigate the majority culture’s expectations and consider the boundaries of a unique identity. Continue Reading »
Daniel J. Mahoney joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation. Continue Reading »
Celebrating an annual Founding Night would remind our communities that only an awake citizenry can preserve the principles that offer the blessings of liberty to all Americans. Continue Reading »
Alexander Riley and Mark Bauerlein join R. R. Reno to talk about Thanksgiving. Continue Reading »
As Hawthorne knew, the iconoclastic impulse is ultimately ungovernable. In his story and in our own historical moment, the would-be societal purifiers’ appetite for destruction proves to be insatiable. Continue Reading »
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