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 »
Playboy Makes Perversion Woke
by Carl R. TruemanSelf-indulgent to a tee, the only morality the modern West knows is that which chimes with whatever the tastes of the moment happen to be, whatever works, whatever makes money. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis and the Life Issues
by George WeigelPope Francis is not—as the American media would have it—a relativist softie. He is staunchly pro-life. Continue Reading »
Hans Küng and the Perils of Fame
by George WeigelHans Küng invented and then exploited a new personality type: the dissident Catholic theologian as international media star. Continue Reading »
Learning From Burke in 1968
by Timothy Jacobson“It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.” Continue Reading »
The Expert Bubble Begins to Burst
by John William O’SullivanIs this a new dawn for journalism and science funding, or is it a classic bubble? Continue Reading »
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