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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Mark Bauerlein
On this episode, Scott Yenor discusses his recent book, The Recovery of Family Life: Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies. Continue Reading »
Jason Bedrick and Jay P. Greene discuss their recent book Religious Liberty and Education: A Case Study of Yeshivas vs. New York. Continue Reading »
D. G. Hart and contributing editor Mark Bauerlein talk Catholicism and American conservatism, the significance of John F. Kennedy, and the legacy of Fr. Richard John Neuhaus. Continue Reading »
Kenneth L. Woodward argues that religion is not as significant a factor in American presidential politics as we might think. Continue Reading »
E. D. Hirsch discusses his book How to Educate a Citizen: The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Charles Mizrahi joins contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss the false promises of socialism. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Fred Siegel discusses his new book, The Crisis of Liberalism: Prelude to Trump. Continue Reading »
Lance Morrow discusses his forthcoming book, God and Mammon: Chronicles of American Money. Continue Reading »
Fr. Peter Stravinskas, editor of The Catholic Response, tells of his many years spent working in Catholic journalism. Continue Reading »
Jeffrey Niehaus discusses his book When Did Eve Sin?: The Fall and Biblical Historiography. Continue Reading »
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