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, Tevi Troy discusses his recent book, Fight House. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Jessica Hooten Wilson discusses Flannery O’Connor, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and her book Giving the Devil His Due. Continue Reading »
Brett Salkeld and Mark discuss Reformation-era debates over the Real Presence and what Catholics and Protestants believe about the Eucharist. Continue Reading »
The result of diversity was always going to be disappointing. Continue Reading »
Stanley Kurtz discusses how our culture lost faith in Western Civilization. Continue Reading »
Clay Risen discusses his recent book, The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century. Continue Reading »
In 2019, there were over 230 bombings in Sweden—more than in any other Western country. Paulina Neuding joins the podcast to help us understand the crisis. Continue Reading »
R. R. Reno joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss New York architecture, Trump’s State of the Union Address, and the future of the pro-life movement. Continue Reading »
Douglas Murray discusses his recent book, The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity. Continue Reading »
Patrick Reilly discusses his recent First Things essay and why Catholic schools shouldn’t adopt “inclusion statements.” Continue Reading »
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