University

Jesus the Carpenter

The life of the mind can be a precious, beautiful thing, but divorced from the physical, it leads inexorably to corruption. Continue Reading »

18 Jan 2022

If the university meets the next generation of students at the door with the contradictions and false premises of woke “inclusivity,” how will they learn to pursue goodness and truth? Continue Reading »

23 Nov 2021

On Not Buying into the Mythology of “Prestige” Universities

by George Weigel

Small, religiously-affiliated liberal arts colleges do a far better job of preparing the minds and souls of students than the Ivies. Continue Reading »

13 Oct 2021

The Greatness of English Literature

by Mark Bauerlein

Elizabeth Kantor joins the podcast to discuss The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature. Continue Reading »

24 Jun 2021

Truth, Reading, Decadence

by Mark Bauerlein

After Harold Bloom died in October 2019, E. D. Hirsch told a story from the early 1960s, when they were assistant professors of English at Yale. They both had lived not far from campus, and Hirsch frequently spotted Bloom walking past his house and joined him for a stroll to the office. They had . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2021

Reclaiming the Catholic University

by Bryan Kerns

To reclaim the distinctiveness of the Catholic university, we must be intentional about developing the “atmospheric culture” of a place like Oxford in the 14th century. Continue Reading »

9 Mar 2021