Harold Bloom, who died in October at age eighty-nine, was The Last Great American Literary Critic. The Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale, he wrote best sellers, appeared on talk shows, and collected honorary doctorates like lint. Bloom championed the Western Canon against its critics, . . . . Continue Reading »
How will you improve diversity at our school?” That’s a question often asked in faculty job interviews today. A more elegant version appears in a University of California, Davis document quoted in an advice column in the Chronicle of Higher Education: “The University is committed to . . . . Continue Reading »
The invitation from Middlebury College to speak about my book The Demon in Democracy came last year. I was pleased to receive it, as it seemed to indicate that the book resonated in American academic circles. Middlebury was the sixth or seventh university in America to have issued such an . . . . Continue Reading »
Life in the Church entails outward obedience. Continue Reading »
Ashley Berner joins senior editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss her book Pluralism and American Public Education: No One Way to School. Continue Reading »
Catholic universities should approach diversity initiatives with caution. Continue Reading »
Then, for three years, I traveled wherever Grace traveled. Wherever she went, I went, and after she prayed for my husband in Tarrytown, he wanted to go with me, for reasons I assumed were the same as mine. For three years her ministry was our church, and Ross came, too, and read some during the . . . . Continue Reading »
If a work of literary art tells a unique and critical truth, then it is good—worth giving oneself to—and its beauty has not misled us. Continue Reading »
We pray that Visitation’s leaders will reaffirm their commitment to teaching the Catholic faith in its fullness. Continue Reading »
Despite student wishes, Notre Dame has refused to implement an anti-porn Wi-Fi filter. Continue Reading »
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