Depression

Civilizing Conversations

Paula Marantz Cohen joins the podcast to discuss her new book, Talking Cure: An Essay on the Civilizing Power of Conversation. Continue Reading »

28 Apr 2023

A Dauntless Magazine

by Mark Bauerlein

As 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 »

22 Dec 2022

“Safeguards” Cannot Make Euthanasia Safe

by Robert Clarke

In Belgium, you can be euthanized for almost any reason, though the European Court of Human Rights will occasionally disagree. Continue Reading »

14 Nov 2022

The Irish Psyche Today

by John Duggan

Recent essays and a Neumann Forum report on contemporary Ireland reveal liberalism does not sit well in the Emerald Isle. Continue Reading »

20 Oct 2022

A 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 »

1 May 2022

Ronald Dworkin on the Politics of Unhappiness

by R. R. Reno

Ronald 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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28 Apr 2022

Help My Unbelief

by Dale M. Coulter

The final word for the family of the suicide victim is hope. Continue Reading »

17 Sep 2019

How the Media Promote (Some) Suicides

by Wesley J. Smith

Thanks to the media’s promotion campaign, suicide has become a siren song attracting the ill, aged, and despairing. Continue Reading »

1 Sep 2017

The Excess of Stephen H. Webb

by Samuel D. Rocha

In the fall of 2010, Stephen Webb challenged me to a footrace at Wabash College. I accepted. We lined up on a sidewalk crack. Before the signal came, Webb bolted off. As I ran to pass him, he pushed me into the road. He tried to grab my shirt to stop me from passing him again. He laughed with . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Mar 2016