Easy Recipes for an Unhappy Life
by Mark BauerleinFr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church: A Defense of Her Controversial Moral Teachings. Continue Reading »
How Assisted Suicide Destroys the Loved Ones Left Behind
by Jonathon Van MarenFar from reducing suffering, assisted suicide has become the catalyst for spreading it. In many if not most cases, a death by lethal injection transfers temporal suffering to heartbroken loved ones who struggle to process what has taken place. Continue Reading »
Civilizing Conversations
by Mark BauerleinPaula Marantz Cohen joins the podcast to discuss her new book, Talking Cure: An Essay on the Civilizing Power of Conversation. Continue Reading »
A Dauntless Magazine
by Mark BauerleinAs one institution after another joins the woke regime, I promise First Things readers and listeners that you will not find this magazine doing the same. Continue Reading »
“Safeguards” Cannot Make Euthanasia Safe
by Robert ClarkeIn Belgium, you can be euthanized for almost any reason, though the European Court of Human Rights will occasionally disagree. Continue Reading »
The Irish Psyche Today
by John DugganRecent essays and a Neumann Forum report on contemporary Ireland reveal liberalism does not sit well in the Emerald Isle. Continue Reading »
The Politics of Unhappiness
by Ronald W. DworkinA traffic jam, a shoe that pinches: It takes very little to ruin a nice day. Nothing can please you then, and your judgment is affected. At first glance, unpleasantness and the resulting peevishness have no political or economic significance. These experiences are commonplace, part of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Ronald Dworkin on the Politics of Unhappiness
by R. R. RenoRonald Dworkin joins the podcast to talk about how SSRIs, cognitive therapy, and virtual reality have transformed our lives and our politics.
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Help My Unbelief
by Dale M. CoulterThe final word for the family of the suicide victim is hope. Continue Reading »
How the Media Promote (Some) Suicides
by Wesley J. SmithThanks to the media’s promotion campaign, suicide has become a siren song attracting the ill, aged, and despairing. Continue Reading »
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