National Conservatism Comes to the U.K.

by John Duggan

There is one critical outcome that liberal individualism has completely failed to deliver and that is babies. Continue Reading »

18 May 2023

Ike’s Insight

by George Weigel

It takes a critical mass of citizens, living by certain virtues and the convictions that undergird them, to make a democracy work so that the result is individual human flourishing and social solidarity. Continue Reading »

17 May 2023

Inside the Vietnam War

by Mark Bauerlein

Mark Moyar joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Triumph Regained: The Vietnam War, 1965-1968. Continue Reading »

16 May 2023

An Open Letter to Minnesota Lawmakers

by Jeffrey Wald

There is something more painful than physical suffering, worse even than death: Being told, and believing, that your life is worthless, and that you would be better off dead. Continue Reading »

16 May 2023

The Life of a Priest

by Eric Banecker

Other than, of course, preparing the homily well or celebrating reverently, a priest must also learn to offer oneself, to place oneself upon the altar along with the bread and wine.  Continue Reading »

15 May 2023

The Greatness of Alexander

by James Hankins

Ancient biographers' assessment of Alexander the Great is strikingly different from that of his modern biographers. For in our age, we tend think that heroism is a mere cover for self-interest.  Continue Reading »

12 May 2023

Pedagogy of Love

by Peter J. Leithart

Whenever Christians have pursued the comprehensive pedagogy of the Shema, it has taken form in a civilization that expresses single-minded love for God and serves as a ubiquitous exhortation to persevere in that love. Continue Reading »

12 May 2023

Politics and Jesus Christ

by Mark Bauerlein

David Lloyd Dusenbury joins the podcast to discuss his new book, I Judge No One: A Political Life of Jesus.  Continue Reading »

11 May 2023

Transgression Is Passé

by Carl R. Trueman

Derision of Christianity merely offers smug affirmation of the triumph of one of the most powerful lobby groups within Western culture. Continue Reading »

11 May 2023

On Not Being Paralyzed by History (Or the Misunderstanding Thereof)

by George Weigel

The issue of American aid for Ukraine should be decided on its own merits, and with a clear strategic and moral understanding of the current situation. Continue Reading »

10 May 2023