Mark Bauerlein is Senior Editor at First Things and Professor of English at Emory University, where he has taught since earning his PhD in English at UCLA in 1989. For two years (2003-05) he served as Director of the Office of Research and Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts. His books include Literary Criticism: An Autopsy (1997), The Pragmatic Mind: Explorations in the Psychology of Belief (1997), and The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (2008). His essays have appeared in PMLA, Partisan Review, Wilson Quarterly, Commentary, and New Criterion, and his commentaries and reviews in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Weekly Standard, The Guardian, Chronicle of Higher Education, and other national periodicals.
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Carl Rollyson joins the podcast to discuss the second volume of his biography of William Faulkner The Life of William Faulkner: This Alarming Paradox, 1935–1962. Continue Reading »
Andrew Seeley joins contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss his work at The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education and the recent volume of essays Renewing Catholic Schools: How to Regain a Catholic Vision in a Secular Age. Continue Reading »
Bradley Watson joins the podcast to discuss his recent book Progressivism: The Strange History of a Radical Idea. Continue Reading »
Brandon McGinley joins the podcast to discuss his recent book The Prodigal Church: Restoring Catholic Tradition in an Age of Deception. Continue Reading »
R. R. Reno joins the podcast to discuss his recent publication from Wiseblood Books Duty, the Soul of Beauty: Henry James on the Beautiful Life. Continue Reading »
Christopher Rufo joins the podcast to discuss his recent documentary which reports on the failure of “housing first” policies in America’s biggest cities. Continue Reading »
James Nolan joins contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age. Continue Reading »
We sit halfway between academia and the public square, trying to merge the best of both. With your help, we can continue. Continue Reading »
Eric Adler joins the podcast to discuss his recent book The Battle of the Classics: How a Nineteenth Century Debate Can Save the Humanities Today. Continue Reading »
Tanya Marie Luhrmann joins the podcast to discuss her recent book How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others. Continue Reading »
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