Aurel Kolnai and the Assault on Creation
by Daniel J. MahoneyAurel Kolnai truly belongs in the pantheon of anti-totalitarian thought and a study of his writings can shed some light on the totalitarian nihilism all around us. Continue Reading »
Mayor Pete at Notre Dame
by Wilson D. MiscamblePete Buttigieg’s appointment at Notre Dame illustrates that the university’s leadership has embraced a defective understanding of Notre Dame’s Catholic mission. Continue Reading »
Liberalism’s Soft Underbelly
by Peter J. LeithartLiberals expect radicals to play by liberal rules, but liberal fairness is the specific target of the radical onslaught. Continue Reading »
Another Narrative
by Robert BenneThe story of the last fifty years is a lot more complicated than the narrative of oppression and systemic racism. Continue Reading »
Brave New World Revisited
by Francis X. MaierIf today’s street violence and political extremism serve any good purpose, it’s this: They remind us that humans have a chronic appetite for destruction. Continue Reading »
Lessons From Ronald Knox
by Sohrab AhmariMonsignor Ronald Knox lived such an outstanding life that one can’t but feel the utter inadequacy of one’s own next to its record. Continue Reading »
Don’t Cancel Flannery O’Connor
by Jennifer A. FreyLoyola University Maryland announced that it is renaming the Flannery O’Connor Residence Hall on campus. Continue Reading »
The Next Pope and the Crisis of the West
by George WeigelThe contemporary crisis of Western civilization is fundamentally a crisis in the idea of the human person. Continue Reading »
An Angry Nation
by R. R. RenoI traveled through the middle of America for nearly two weeks, and almost everyone I spoke with expressed frustration, anxiety, disquiet, despair. Continue Reading »
Free Speech Prevails at Princeton
by Robert P. GeorgeBy declining to investigate and punish Joshua Katz’s speech, Princeton has honored—and thereby reaffirmed—its commitment to free speech and robust discussion. Continue Reading »
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