I did a good bit of traveling in early June. Only in mid-month did I settle back into my regular routines, walking to work through midtown Manhattan with my miniature dachshund, Mabel. As I traversed the avenues, I noticed a striking fact: Pride flags are conspicuously absent. Yes, a large Pride . . . . Continue Reading »
“Why Did We Destroy Europe?” It’s an arresting title, chosen by Michael Polanyi for a 1970 essay that looks back on the conflagrations that consumed Europe between 1914 and 1945. (The essay can be found in Society, Economics & Philosophy, a posthumous volume of selected papers by . . . . Continue Reading »
NetChoice v. Paxton is a case about government-orchestrated censorship that will decide the fate of free speech in this country. Continue Reading »
Stanley K. Ridgley joins the podcast to discuss his book Brutal Minds. Continue Reading »
In his masterwork, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Friedrich Nietzsche’s mythic hero carries a message—“God is dead!”—throughout the earth, in a parody of the Gospels, calling it his “gift” to mankind. The book begins with an encounter between Zarathustra and a holy man who lives . . . . Continue Reading »
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Scott Yenor to talk about his article, “Anatomy of a Cancellation,” from the January 2023 issue. Continue Reading »
Did you think it was legal to pray silently in front of an abortion clinic? Think again. Continue Reading »
The difference between my protesters and those berating Judge Duncan is this: Mine had not lost sight of the fact that they and I both share a common humanity. Continue Reading »
The biggest threat to America’s free and democratic culture comes from establishment politicians in the Democratic party. Continue Reading »
Lorie Smith, owner of 303 Creative Websites, is readily willing to serve people regardless of their “sexual orientation,” but she is not willing to make a gesture of accepting same-sex marriage by designing a website to celebrate same-sex marriage. Continue Reading »
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