On May 21, 2013, the French writer Dominique Venner took his own life in front of the main altar of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Venner was seventy-eight years old when he put a handgun into his mouth and pulled the trigger. He left a note on the altar to explain his “gesture,” which took . . . . Continue Reading »
On June 2, 1987, the National Enquirer published a photograph of Donna Rice sitting on the lap of Gary Hart. When, earlier that spring, rumors surfaced of an affair between the actress and the Democratic Senator, the backlash had been strong enough to end Hart’s promising campaign for . . . . Continue Reading »
Timothy P. Carney joins the podcast to discuss his new book Family Unfriendly. Continue Reading »
This past June I attended my daughter’s high school graduation. Observing the wrinkles, gray hair, and softening jawlines of the other parents, I concluded that most people weren’t aging well. A few mothers, hoping to escape these indignities, had been victims of aggressive plastic surgeons, but . . . . Continue Reading »
Roger L. Simon joins the podcast to discuss his book The Southbound Train. Continue Reading »
Fiducia Supplicans doesn't change Church teaching on marriage, but it does seem to change Church teaching on the sinfulness of same-sex activity. Continue Reading »
Christopher Rufo joins the podcast to discuss his new book America’s Cultural Revolution. Continue Reading »
My grandfather died before I was born, and he remains to me a mostly mysterious figure. As is true of many people born poor who are committed to bettering their lot, his hours were taken up with work, family, and church; not much was left for that luxury item we call personality. A big man with paws . . . . Continue Reading »
R. R. Reno joins the podcast to discuss his recent Public Square article “Free and Conservative.” Continue Reading »
Is there something bold and life-affirming in faith, as there is in play? Continue Reading »
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