Public Life
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Hello, Goodbye Christianity
The Beatles were boomers, through and through. Their 1966 record Revolver features—along with paradigm-shifting studio trickery and…
A Eulogy for Bullfighting
Growing up, I had always felt that I was “too sensitive” for bullfighting, and thus opposed it.…
Is Just War Theory Still Relevant?
Conflict in the Middle East brings fundamental questions about just war into the public debate. Yet the…
The Ascension vs. Human Composting
There are many reasons to regret the transfer of the Solemnity of the Ascension to the seventh…
The Fallacy of Private Religion
Catholic Twitter recently enjoyed a rare moment of unity when Labour MP Chris Coghlan used the platform…
Angels and Kingdoms
We are familiar with the “disenchantment” thesis about modern culture. When Max Weber suggested it in the…
The Flawed System of Sexual Abuse Settlements
There was a window from the late 1980s through the early 2000s when the sex abuse of…
Can Progressives Get Behind Parental Rights for All?
Imagine the following scenario: A Louisiana school district introduces a “family life” curriculum for public preschools and…
Make Harvard Congregationalist Again
President Trump’s so-called One, Big, Beautiful Bill contains a slew of interesting provisions, one of which concerns…
The Fed and the College
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Brad Lingo joins in…
Obergefell Must Go
Last week marked ten years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges—the case that invalidated…
God and Woman at Cornell
This essay is adapted from a public conversation at Cornell University with Elizabeth Lyon Hall, head of…
Classical Renewal by Research
The research pursued these days in university humanities departments does not, as a rule, enjoy high esteem…
“Public” Does Not Mean “State” or “Government”
In its recent non-decision, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, the U.S. Supreme Court…
Classical Education Keeps Growing
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Martin Cothran joins in…
