The Greatest Statesmen Are Thinkers
by Mark BauerleinDaniel J. Mahoney joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation. Continue Reading »
Given for Love
by Victor Lee AustinDespite its flaws, Louise Penny’s latest novel is ultimately a book of fundamental human goodness. It encourages us to look at a child, as happens at a significant New Year’s Eve moment, and not see “Down syndrome,” but a person with a name—a person given for us to love. Continue Reading »
The Church in the Immanent Frame
by Brad EastModernity is both an epoch and an ideology. We have to live in the epoch; we don't have to accept the ideology, even for a moment. Continue Reading »
The War of the Conciliar Succession, Continued
by George WeigelThe advocates of Catholic Lite, having lost the War of the Conciliar Succession theologically and needing a bogeyman to attack, now find it tactically useful to wildly exaggerate the number of conciliar rejectionists and their impact in the Church. Continue Reading »
The Power of Reality
by John HaldaneThe currency of moral, political, and social philosophy, as well as other forms of abstract theorizing, is ideas. They deal not with reality as such, but with representations and explanations of it, and often with recommendations as to how reality should be arranged. Continue Reading »
Who Defined Race in America?
by Mark BauerleinDavid E. Bernstein joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. Continue Reading »
Pride Month and Public Decency
by Pavlos Leonidas PapadopoulosIs our “sweet land of liberty” really all about grown men dressing up as hyper-sexualized caricatures of women, taking over the public square, and insisting that society celebrate them? Continue Reading »
David Halivni’s Great Light
by David NovakIn his life, Rabbi Halivni was much more than an extraordinary academic. Continue Reading »
The Greatness of 1776
by Mark BauerleinMatthew Spalding joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The 1776 Report. Continue Reading »
Christians Should Rejoice Over Dobbs
by Carl R. TruemanWhen it comes to abortion, especially after Dobbs, Christians face a choice of social respectability or religious fidelity. And the Christian commentariat already seems divided on which way to go. Continue Reading »
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