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

Defending Free Speech at Cambridge

by David Butterfield

Cambridge faculty are in a fight for true protections for freedom of speech. Continue Reading »

2 Dec 2020

A Courageous College President

by Gary Saul Morson

The sort of conflicts that have occurred at other colleges and universities at last came to Northwestern. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2020

Advice For Students In a Time of Strife

by Various

We wish to offer some advice to college students in these times of strife and polarization. Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2020

Liberalism’s Soft Underbelly

by Peter J. Leithart

Liberals expect radicals to play by liberal rules, but liberal fairness is the specific target of the radical onslaught. Continue Reading »

31 Jul 2020

Learning How to Die

by David Randall

Today’s college students no longer know what it means to live or die well.  Continue Reading »

5 May 2020

Campus Coddling

by Mark Bauerlein

On this episode, Greg Lukianoff and Mark discuss the “The Coddling of the American Mind.”
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27 Sep 2019

Newman’s University Today

by Avery Cardinal Dulles

Cardinal Dulles’s address to the Cardinal Newman Society on November 11, 2001, in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading »

23 Sep 2019