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, Chester Finn discusses his book Learning in the Fast Lane: The Past, Present, and Future of Advanced Placement. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Thomas Patterson discusses his recent book, How America Lost Its Mind: The Assault on Reason That's Crippling Our Democracy. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Luke Goodrich discusses his recent book Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Charles McElwee joins contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss the decline of Catholicism in struggling Rust Belt communities—and attempts to revive Rust Belt parishes. Continue Reading »
We are surrounded by professionals who aren’t that professional, experts who aren’t very competent, leaders who can’t lead but won’t step down. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Max Eden joins senior editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss the charter school movement—particularly the success of the Great Hearts academies. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Theodore Dalrymple discusses his latest book, False Positive: A Year of Error, Omission, and Political Correctness in the New England Journal of Medicine. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Tom Holland discusses his book Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Mary Grabar discusses her recent book, Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Emily Esfahani Smith joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the work of Camille Paglia. Continue Reading »
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