From LSD to Christ

by Mark Bauerlein

The kids need intelligent, reader-friendly introductions to the masterpieces. Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2024

Outlaws of the American Dream

by Eddie LaRow

The best music will not settle for mere protest or interrogation.  Continue Reading »

12 Nov 2024

Immigration Realities

by John Wilson

Immigration is a subject that is so interesting but so often misrepresented. Continue Reading »

8 Nov 2024

Christ-Haunted Sally Rooney

by John Duggan

While her characters may no longer be the direct inheritors of the deposit of faith, they at least remain the inheritors of the questions of faith. Continue Reading »

7 Nov 2024

Book Recommendations for Christmas

by John Wilson

You may end up keeping a copy for yourself and getting a second one for the friend or loved one you had in mind.
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25 Oct 2024

Jane Austen’s Novels Are Darker Than You Think

by Peter J. Leithart

Social convention exists to enable stupid, evil people to live together in a degree of civilized harmony. Continue Reading »

24 Oct 2024

Joker: Folie à Deux and the Anxiety of Authenticity

by Adam Ellwanger

Did fans think that becoming the Joker allowed Fleck finally to transcend the human need for connection and community?  Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2024

The Enduring Essence of the Mets

by John Byron Kuhner

This was New York: a hunger to be the best, a desire for excellence. The next night the Mets went out and beat the Reds again. Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2024

The Humanity of Hospitality

by Carl R. Trueman

When I invite people to my home, I acknowledge their humanity and personhood. Continue Reading »

17 Oct 2024

Has Houellebecq Found a Happy Ending?

by Joshua Hren

In the last pages, he pines for some final cycle of “samsaric existence to pass to the other shore, that of illumination, of timeless fusion with the soul of the world, of nirvana.”  Continue Reading »

11 Oct 2024