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The Cost of Defeating Identity Politics

The lesson for conservatives is that the debate is different from what they expect. Continue Reading »

8 Sep 2023

Letters

My deep thanks to Brad East for his piece on doing theology in a divided church (“Theology in Division,” April 2023). The topic is centrally important and rarely taken seriously, as if its obviousness renders the challenge uninteresting. East’s larger points about aiming at a catholic theology . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2023

A Tale of Two Student Protests

by Carl R. Trueman

The difference between my protesters and those berating Judge Duncan is this: Mine had not lost sight of the fact that they and I both share a common humanity. Continue Reading »

16 Mar 2023

The Sociology of Wokeism

by Mark Bauerlein

On this episode, Alexander Riley joins the podcast to discuss the sociology of wokeism and its roots in the religious urge. They discuss three presentations Riley gave on the elites, the university, and George Floyd. Continue Reading »

19 Jan 2023

How Faith-Based Colleges Can Challenge Technological Misuse

by Selma Botman

But will those students who access free, easy, and speedy information via ChatGPT cause university education to come to an end? I do not think so. Continue Reading »

10 Jan 2023

How to Be Critical

by Ulrich L. Lehner

Many colleges laud “critical thinking” as important, and while this claim bears truth, it is necessary to find out why it is truly important. Continue Reading »

5 Dec 2022

The Restoration of Western Civ

by Mark Bauerlein

On this episode, John Burtka joins the podcast to discuss the future of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Continue Reading »

15 Sep 2022

Finding Refuge at the University of Dallas

by Joshua T. Katz

It will take a major shift in values—away from infantilization and fear and toward learning and joy—before amiable student-professor relations are possible again at places like Princeton. In the meantime, I recommend the University of Dallas. Continue Reading »

18 May 2022

Miseducation of the Millennials

by Sohrab Ahmari

Not long before the pandemic, I met a senior foreign-policy scholar at a major conservative think tank. She was visiting the New York Post opinion pages, where I worked at the time, to promote a white paper she’d just written. The title was something modest, like After Terror: . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2022

An Apostle of Literature

by Glenn C. Arbery

In the fall of 2021, a student at the University of Dallas asked me to give a tribute to Dr. Louise Cowan, one of the most famous faculty members at the university, as part of an event centered on remembering the dead for All Saints and All Souls. I had had no occasion to commemorate her when . . . . Continue Reading »