Remembering Nicholas Rescher, a Gentle Giant

by John Haldane

Nicholas Rescher was an exemplar of both academic excellence and a strong Christian faith. Continue Reading »

23 Jan 2024

BAP’s Confusions

by Dustin Sebell

Costin Alamariu, also known as Bronze Age Pervert, is a minor celebrity on the internet. “A leading cultural figure on the fascist right,” according to a recent profile in The Atlantic, BAP mixes “ultra-far-right politics, unabashed racism, and a deep knowledge of ancient Greece.” . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2024

Briefly Noted

by Various

At ninety-four years old, Eva Brann is both the oldest and longest-serving tutor at St. John’s College in Annapolis, America’s premier Great Books liberal arts institution. She is also the most widely published member of the faculty, notable at a school aimed at cultivating the life of the mind . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2023

Culture Is Natural, Nature is Cultural

by Peter J. Leithart

Signs in the Dust is hugely stimulating and cuts a tantalizing path that leads toward the reintegration of science, philosophy, and theology. Continue Reading »

29 Sep 2023

Natural Law in the Courts

by Mark Bauerlein

Hadley Arkes joins the podcast to discuss his new book Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution. Continue Reading »

31 Jul 2023

Thinking Doesn’t Stop at the Church Door

by John Wilson

I don't think Baggini has earned the right to patronize religious believers, but it's particularly striking that he does so after telling readers to question their own questions, advice he fails to heed himself. Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2023

Spreading a New Catholic Curriculum

by Mark Bauerlein

Dale Ahlquist joins the podcast to discuss Chesterton Academy and his long appreciation for G. K. Chesterton. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2023

Classical Philosophy and Modern Belief

by Mark Bauerlein

Paul Herrick joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Philosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith: An Introduction. Continue Reading »

8 Jun 2023

Seneca, Poetry, and Suffering

by Mark Bauerlein

Dana Gioia joins the podcast to discuss his new translation of a Seneca play, Seneca: The Madness of Hercules. Continue Reading »

1 May 2023

Scruton's Castle

by Carl R. Trueman

When Roger Scruton died in early 2020, the world lost a philosopher with that rarest of gifts: the ability to express profound ideas in elegant and limpid prose. It also lost the man who more than any other in his generation had sought to develop a positive conservative philosophy, eschewing both . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2023