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
Luke C. Sheahan discusses freedom of association and his book Why Associations Matter: The Case for First Amendment Pluralism. Continue Reading »
John Ellis discusses the state of academia today and his book The Breakdown of Higher Education: How It Happened, the Damage It Does, and What Can Be Done. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Michelle Kamhi discusses the contemporary artworld and her book Bucking the Artworld Tide: Reflections on Art, Pseudo Art, Art Education & Theory. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Ryan T. Anderson and Mark discuss why conservatives shouldn’t limit themselves to procedural arguments in the culture war—we need to emphasize our substantive moral commitments as well as our religious-liberty protections. Continue Reading »
Mark Pulliam explains why religion is disappearing from Religious Studies departments. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Philip K. Howard discusses his book Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Micah Mattix discusses his recent book, The Soul Is a Stranger in This World: Essays on Poets and Poetry. Continue Reading »
Ron Dart, editor of the recent volume Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson, discusses Peterson’s work from a Christian perspective. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Clare Carlisle discusses her biography of Kierkegaard: Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Rupert Shortt discusses his book Outgrowing Dawkins: God for Grown-Ups. Continue Reading »
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