Pat Robertson, Seer of Virginia Beach
by Kenneth L. WoodwardReverend Pat Robertson, who died yesterday at age 93, had a penchant for prophesying that made him unique among the figures of the Religious Right. Continue Reading »
Spare Us
by Tim StanleyEvery Briton seems to have reached a verdict on Prince Harry’s memoir, most without having read it. They should give it a go, because it has a lot to say about him, them, and the moral architecture of monarchy. Spare is a compelling psychological portrait of a man dragged up in a fantastical . . . . Continue Reading »
Killing Dead Name
by Bethel McGrewWe can talk about censorship, but it's more important to talk about how children are altering their bodies and are being led down a path of lifelong medicalization. Continue Reading »
Vanity Press
by Matthew SchmitzShe Said, a film that follows two New York Times reporters as they hunt Harvey Weinstein, debuted in October to rave reviews. Variety described it as “tense, fraught, and absorbing.” The Washington Post deemed it “engrossing, even galvanizing.” The New York . . . . Continue Reading »
Letters from Rome: #2
by George WeigelThe Joseph Ratzinger I knew for thirty-five years was a brilliant, holy man who bore no resemblance to the caricature that was first created by his theological enemies and then set in media concrete. Continue Reading »
The Witness of Words
by Tevi Troy and Stuart HalpernThe upcoming Jewish High Holidays offer insight into the rapid, derisory media communication forms of today. Continue Reading »
An Investigation into Disinformation
by Mark BauerleinMark Hemingway joins the podcast to discuss his work for RealClearInvestigations, addressing state and private censorship and reviving the art of investigative journalism. Continue Reading »
Russell A. Berman on the State of Emergency
by R. R. RenoRussell A. Berman joins the podcast to talk about his article from the June/July 2022 print edition, “State of Emergency,” which discusses the natural fragility of democracy and the threat that government emergency powers can pose. Continue Reading »
How Mary Whitehouse Waged War on Pornography
by Jonathon Van MarenMary Whitehouse was not simply a moralizing paranoiac, and at some point a half-century ago, we chose the pornographic world that she spent her life fighting against. Continue Reading »
What We Affirm
by R. R. RenoTo be leaders, we must build upon the very best of our inheritance—artistic, political, moral, and theological—to venture a vision for a better future. Continue Reading »
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