The Common Good

Civility, Consensus, Constructivism

by Peter J. Leithart

Lamenting the harshness of public discourse is understandable, but we can’t re-establish civility without common adherence to a common good.  Continue Reading »

Good and Evil in a Dublin Pub

by C. C. Pecknold

Buried somewhere under all the debris, we saw the common good. Continue Reading »

Religion and the Common Good

by Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

Sooner or later, every teacher hears the same old joke about the philosophy student and his dad.The dad asks, “Son, what are you going to do with that goofy degree?” And the son says, “I’m going to open a philosophy shop and make big money selling ideas.” I smile every time I hear it, . . . . Continue Reading »