We’re in an Anti-Family Age
by Mark BauerleinTimothy P. Carney joins the podcast to discuss his new book Family Unfriendly. Continue Reading »
Consolations of Middle Age
by Elizabeth C. CoreyThis past June I attended my daughter’s high school graduation. Observing the wrinkles, gray hair, and softening jawlines of the other parents, I concluded that most people weren’t aging well. A few mothers, hoping to escape these indignities, had been victims of aggressive plastic surgeons, but . . . . Continue Reading »
Roger L. Simon on the New (and Blue) Exodus
by Mark BauerleinRoger L. Simon joins the podcast to discuss his book The Southbound Train. Continue Reading »
The Cost of “Making a Mess”
by Charles J. ChaputFiducia Supplicans doesn't change Church teaching on marriage, but it does seem to change Church teaching on the sinfulness of same-sex activity. Continue Reading »
Rufo on the Culture Wars
by Mark BauerleinChristopher Rufo joins the podcast to discuss his new book America’s Cultural Revolution. Continue Reading »
The Men Behind the Met
by John Byron KuhnerMy grandfather died before I was born, and he remains to me a mostly mysterious figure. As is true of many people born poor who are committed to bettering their lot, his hours were taken up with work, family, and church; not much was left for that luxury item we call personality. A big man with paws . . . . Continue Reading »
Freedom and Conservatism
by Mark BauerleinR. R. Reno joins the podcast to discuss his recent Public Square article “Free and Conservative.” Continue Reading »
The Upside of Risk
by Matthew B. CrawfordIs there something bold and life-affirming in faith, as there is in play? Continue Reading »
What to Read About Instead of Trump and Self-Help
by John WilsonI do hope you’ll find at least one title I mention worth looking into. Books about Trump and current politics? Nah, not interested. Continue Reading »
Canon of the Word
by Ephraim RadnerOne of the books that most influenced my moral and personal imagination was a small novel, Une vie de boy (“Houseboy,” 1956), by Ferdinand Oyono. An early novel by a great Cameroonian writer, diplomat, and civil leader, it made a minor splash on the French literary scene when it first . . . . Continue Reading »
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