The Disadvantages of an Ivy League Education

by Mark Bauerlein

On this episode, William Deresiewicz joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society. Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2022

Letters

by Various

In his recent op-ed (“The Hypocrisy of Masks,” August/­September) exploring the theme of hypocrisy in C. S. Lewis’s works, Gilbert Meilaender presents a careless reading of Lewis’s last novel, Till We Have Faces. This inattention to the details of Orual’s story compromises his argument, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2022

The Future ­Remains Open

by Dan Hitchens

Longtime fans of the Irish poet Derek ­Mahon had to laugh when, in the spring of 2020, he unexpectedly went viral. As part of an Instagram series organized by the Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke to provide “poetry for the heart and soul” during the pandemic, another superstar, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2022

Liberalism and Double Standards

by R. R. Reno

Consistency is a basic principle of justice, and one important form of criticism is the exposure of hypocrisy. There are many occasions for exposing hypocrisy these days. In the aftermath of the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Florida home, we can point to Hillary Clinton’s private server. Asked to . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2022

The Culture Plague

by Mark Bauerlein

On this episode, A. J. Rice joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Woking Dead: How Society’s Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture. Continue Reading »

8 Sep 2022

Dershowitz Cancelled

by Mark Bauerlein

On this episode, Alan Dershowitz joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Price of Principle. Continue Reading »

5 Sep 2022

Put Down the Woke Man's Burden

by James Hankins

A leader needs the ability to champion an institution’s goals in reasonable, moral terms that can win approbation from both subordinates and outsiders. Bad conduct, incompetent speech, neglect of institutional goods, pursuit of private or factional interests—all of that dishonors and dispirits the whole enterprise. Continue Reading »

25 Aug 2022

Elizabeth Warren, Woke Totalitarian

by George Weigel

Thus self-styled “pro-choice” advocates propose to constrain the choices available to women by driving compassionate and life-affirming care out of business through the porcine regulatory apparatus of the administrative state. Continue Reading »

3 Aug 2022

Letters

by Various

Wokeism in Court I should begin by congratulating Frank Resartus on his excellent essay “Defeating the Equity ­Regime” (May). Resartus believes “conventional right-wing jurisprudence” on “just a handful of constitutional questions” could “defeat the [­equity] regime altogether.” . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2022

Academics Against Israel

by Mark Bauerlein

Gabriel Noah Brahm, founder of the Center for Academic and Intellectual Freedom, joins the podcast to discuss his Telos article, “Canceling Israel?”  Continue Reading »

19 Apr 2022