Conservative Jurisprudence Must Change
by Mark BauerleinHadley Arkes joins the podcast to discuss his recent article “Conservatives After Fulton: Time for a New Path.” Continue Reading »
Of Dying and Rising
by Mark BauerleinJeffrey Pulse joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, Figuring Resurrection: Joseph as a Death and Resurrection Figure in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism. Continue Reading »
Tolerating Catholics
by Mark BauerleinThe latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Michael Breidenbach joins the podcast to discuss Our Dear-Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Tolerance in Early America. The conversation is embedded below. For your long-term convenience, . . . . Continue Reading »
Cardinal Pell’s Legacy
by Raymond J. de SouzaLong before Cardinal Pell faced his accusers with equanimity and grace—both natural and supernatural—he was an inspiration to many like me. Continue Reading »
Briefly Noted
by VariousFujimura’s Art and Faith meditates on the necessity of art for spiritual flourishing. Pulling from a myriad of resources, Fujimura illustrates how artistic creation allows us to model ourselves after God, the first and greatest creator and artist, who created the world ex . . . . Continue Reading »
True Crime Junkies
by Liel LeibovitzAre you bored? In need of distraction? Hungry for a morsel of entertainment? Let’s review pop culture’s offerings. Over at the smorgasbord of TV now available on every streaming service and device, there’s A Wilderness of Errors, a documentary series about Jeffrey MacDonald, the army . . . . Continue Reading »
The Anti-Romantic
by Matthew SchmitzWhat Éric Rohmer said of one of his characters could be said of him as well: He was committed to “redoing all of Rousseau in reverse.” His films are anti-romantic. They reject romantic notions of liberation and autonomy. They critique the cult of romantic love. They warn against a romantic . . . . Continue Reading »
Briefly Noted
by VariousTyll: A Novel by daniel kehlmann, translated by ross benjamin pantheon, 352 pages, $26.95 Daniel Kehlmann’s novel Tyll, like its title character, is full of dark surprises. Tyll Ulenspiegel, a legendary figure from German folklore, is a prankster, magician, and traveling performer. Throughout . . . . Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousDarel E. Paul offers an elegant explication of Eric Kaufmann’s complex ethno-political projection of the future (“The Future is Mixed,” November 2019). However, I fear his use of Pierre Manent’s analysis is overbroad and muddles his attempt at pointing a way forward. For example, there’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Hope As a Natural Virtue
by Peter J. LeithartWe embark on the road of sanity only when we walk in hope; hope is the source of natural virtue. Continue Reading »
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