On Hot Takes and Hohenstaufen Emperors

by Junior Fellows

The junior fellows reflect on Ernst Kantorowicz's Frederick the Second and Newman's views on journalism.  Continue Reading »

10 Aug 2018

Fridays Without Charles

by George Weigel

In my satchel of Krauthammer memories, the story that’s my personal favorite may cast some new light on this much-praised man. Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2018

A Caveat on the Great Tom Wolfe

by George Weigel

After The Right Stuff got me going on Tom Wolfe, it was impossible to stop. Continue Reading »

18 Jul 2018

Dr. Peterson and
the Reporters

by Mark Bauerlein

Peterson fans like his interviews because they have experienced media smugness before. Continue Reading »

3 Jul 2018

The HR-ification of the Public Square

by Samuel D. James

Kevin Williamson’s hire-and-fire is a symptom of a cultural sickness that goes beyond polarization. Continue Reading »

24 Apr 2018

Nat Hentoff: One of a Kind

by William Doino Jr.

Nat Hentoff's lived a full life writing not only about jazz, but about the principles of a free society. Those topics may seem incongruous, but for Hentoff they were always interrelated. Continue Reading »

16 Jan 2017

Letters

by Various

Fascist Fallacy, Writer and Riots, Numbered Days, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2017

Statting While Catholic

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

As a Catholic statistician, I tend to read any story headlined with “Surveys say Catholics . . .” ready to flinch. Robert Wuthnow and Emma Green have both raised serious questions about how much religion polls can tell us, and how easy they are to misinterpret.Since I work as a data journalist . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Nov 2015

The New York Times's Misanthropy

by Wesley J. Smith

The mainstream media are misanthropic. Article after column after editorial published in our most prominent news outlets promote the view that human exceptionalism is hubristic and arrogant. If we would just rank ourselves alongside the other animals in the forest, we are told repeatedly, we would . . . . Continue Reading »

30 Oct 2015

Put Not Thy Trust in Presidential Candidates

by Dominic Bouck, O.P.

The self-serving circus of political candidates and media coverage is on full display right now, and it’s not hard to understand why this job opening attracts such clown-like candidates. People who have an aversion to twenty-four hour public scrutiny, inhumane travel schedules, and . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Jun 2015