Not Good To Be Alone

by Peter J. Leithart

United in Christ as one flesh, a husband and wife become an epiphany of the God who says Us.  Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2024

The Great Forgetting

by R. R. Reno

The rising generation of leaders knows next to nothing about the great thinkers who have shaped our history. Who can blame them? They have been educated during the Great Forgetting. We have embarked on a remarkable experiment: a society governed by those who have little knowledge of the humanities, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2023

Easy Recipes for an Unhappy Life

by Mark Bauerlein

Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church: A Defense of Her Controversial Moral Teachings. Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2023

From Saad to Glad

by Mark Bauerlein

Gad Saad joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Saad Truth about Happiness: 8 Secrets for Living the Good Life. Continue Reading »

21 Aug 2023

Scott Yenor on “Anti-Natal Engineering”

by R. R. Reno

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Scott Yenor to talk about his article “Anti-Natal Engineering” from the May 2023 issue. Continue Reading »

31 May 2023

What Judaism Teaches About Lust

by Rafi Eis

The Hebrew Bible and Talmud do not agree with Jesus in equating lust with adultery, but they indicate that the gap between these two sins is quite small. Continue Reading »

4 May 2023

Insight at First Sight

by Jenna Silber Storey and Benjamin Storey

Imagine that you are an accomplished young woman, walking into a campus coffee shop toward the end of your senior year. Your eye catches a cute guy sitting across the room, talking to his friends. You smile inwardly, then get down to studying. After a while, you get up for another coffee—and . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2023

The New Intolerance

by Francis X. Maier

There is a new kind of intolerance “strangling open discussion across the West,” and this new brand of intolerance is linked closely with the sexual revolution. Continue Reading »

21 Mar 2023

The Child Tax Credit Should Promote Work and Marriage

by Patrick T. Brown and W. Bradford Wilcox

An improved child tax credit could play a crucial role in strengthening the financial foundations of family life for working- and middle-class families across the country. Continue Reading »

19 Dec 2022

Congress Dishonors Marriage

by Salvatore J. Cordileone

The “Respect for Marriage Act,” recently passed in both Houses of Congress, is celebrated as an advancement in equality, liberty, and respect. But equality and liberty for whom? Respect for what? Continue Reading »

13 Dec 2022