Our Sexy Life
by Peter J. LeithartSex has become abortive even when it doesn’t end with an abortion. Continue Reading »
Leonard Cohen's Lost Children
by Jonathon Van MarenLeonard Cohen lived long enough to see the freedom of the sixties turn into something else—something that, despite his enthusiastic personal participation, was poisonous, especially for the vulnerable. Continue Reading »
Uvalde, Abortion, and the Limits of Compassion
by John MurdockGun rights advocates and abortion rights advocates should both mourn the loss of life engendered by their absolutist approaches to their political causes. Continue Reading »
Five Rules for Living Faithfully in the Digital Age
by Samuel D. JamesThis isn’t about turning the cultural clock back to 1995. It’s about sustained flourishing in a digital age, which is only possible if we both test the spirits of the age and guard our hearts. Continue Reading »
Babies Are a Lot Like Us
by Peter J. Leithart“Suffer the little children to come to me” isn’t a piece of pious sentiment, but a starting point for scientific discovery. Continue Reading »
Fruitful and Multiplied
by Liel LeibovitzDizengoff Street, a tree-lined corridor of commerce and pleasure, is Tel Aviv’s main artery. Squint a little, and you could easily imagine that you’re standing not in sunbaked Israel, a short drive from the Gaza Strip, but in Barcelona, say, or Berlin, or Manhattan. Take a closer look, however, . . . . Continue Reading »
Mirrors of Perfection
by Ephraim RadnerOur society is confused about children. We allow their destruction in the womb and their manufacture in the laboratory, a contradictory denial and affirmation of their inestimable value that tells us a great deal about our strange times. In our cold calculus, we allow that children are necessary to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Identity Crisis of Modern Adolescents
by Mark BauerleinFrank Furedi joins the podcast to discuss his new book, 100 Years of Identity Crisis: Culture War Over Socialization. Continue Reading »
A Teacher of Generation Z
by Mark BauerleinJeremy S. Adams joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Hollowed Out: A Warning About America's Next Generation. Continue Reading »
T Is for Timeless
by Elizabeth C. CoreyOnce a month, a robin’s-egg-blue box arrives at our house. “Mama! Mama! My books are here!” shouts my six-year-old daughter as she runs from the front door to the kitchen. We open the box to find personalized stickers, bookmarks, posters, and sometimes coloring pages or little paper games. The . . . . Continue Reading »
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