We have no hope that we can raise the next generation to be entirely innocent of Silicon Valley’s tyrannical devices, but if we can teach them to treasure the world of books, we will keep alive in them the world of memory. Continue Reading »
Conservative commentators have long bemoaned the proliferation of “studies” fields in the university. Women’s and gender studies are well known, but now students can take courses in topics as unusual as “surf studies” and “fat studies.” Given all the boring lectures that undergraduates . . . . Continue Reading »
I begin with my conclusion: If you are reading this review, then you should probably own this book. This is especially true if you know or care about any children or teenagers. Every parent is aware of the innumerable guides that explain how to raise children, to feed and clothe them, to . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert DiYanni joins the podcast to discuss his new book, You Are What You Read: A Practical Guide To Reading Well. Continue Reading »
What I offer below is an entirely unsystematic list of three essays and one long book touching on “plot” in ways that have been energizing to me. Continue Reading »
Rereading books can shed a new light on old thoughts, remind us of signature lines. Continue Reading »
David George Moore joins the podcast to discuss his recent book Stuck in the Present: How History Frees and Forms Christians. Continue Reading »
What should we read this summer? George Weigel weighs in. Continue Reading »
Lectio divina, whether in seminar rooms or online classrooms, can be part of a creative solution to the challenges of education today. Continue Reading »
Thoughts on E. D. Hirsch, Michael Pollan, and Elena Ferrante from the editors. Continue Reading »
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