The Korean War Today
by John WilsonOur mom and grandma had instilled in us a faith, trusting that we are ultimately in God’s hands. Continue Reading »
The Story of the 11th Airborne
by Mark BauerleinJames M. Fenelon joins the podcast to discuss his new book Angels Against the Sun: A WWII Saga of Grunts, Grit, and Brotherhood. Continue Reading »
On Not Being Paralyzed by History (Or the Misunderstanding Thereof)
by George WeigelThe issue of American aid for Ukraine should be decided on its own merits, and with a clear strategic and moral understanding of the current situation. Continue Reading »
Music in the Death Camps
by Peter J. LeithartDoes music weaken us? Does it enslave us? Were music and death companions from the very beginning? Continue Reading »
On the Folly of Ignoring Dictators
by George WeigelUntil early 1939, much of the civilized world refused to believe that Hitler meant what he wrote. Rather, the civilized world averted its eyes from what it should have recognized as the unmistakable threat posed by a re-arming Germany. Continue Reading »
Wars and Choices
by George WeigelThe choice Ukrainians have made—the choice to defend their nationhood and their democracy—poses choices for the rest of the world. Continue Reading »
Andrew Bacevich on American Interventionism
by R. R. RenoAndrew Bacevich joins the podcast to talk about American foreign policy, discussing American elites' push for military interventions, in the middle east and elsewhere, and the future of American military and economic power. Continue Reading »
Fly-Casting Before D-Day
by George WeigelDwight Eisenhower did not think of politics as performance art. Continue Reading »
A New Patron Saint for Catholic Journalism
by George WeigelAs of May 15, Catholic journalists around the world will be able to count one of their number among the saints, as Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite killed at the Dachau concentration camp in 1942, is canonized in St. Peter’s Square. Continue Reading »
Two Families and the Communion of Saints
by George WeigelChristians live in a different time zone because of the communion of saints: our spiritual solidarity, in this world, with those Christians who now live in the presence of the Thrice-Holy God and those who are being purified. Continue Reading »
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