What We Lost
by John SorianoThe COVID-induced isolation—and worse—permeating our “senior living facilities” is a haunting reminder that, as a society, we lost something precious by migrating away from multi-generational living. Continue Reading »
A Children's Book for Our Time
by Mark BauerleinMatthew Mehan joins the podcast to discuss his recent children's book, The Handsome Little Cygnet. Continue Reading »
Generation Against Generation
by Philip PilkingtonA war is slowly brewing. It pits parents against their children and children against their parents. Longstanding social and economic trends are creating tensions between the generations. These trends, which show no sign of abating, have largely escaped the attention of the public and are rarely . . . . Continue Reading »
A Tale of Two Pregnancies
by Mary EberstadtMost people who believe abortion to be wrong believe it to be wrong intrinsically. By contrast, those who do not believe abortion to be wrong make a utilitarian deduction: A child at the wrong time can be a bad thing. Therefore, ending its life can be a good thing. A right to abortion, they believe, . . . . Continue Reading »
Common Good Republicans
by Daniel LipinskiI experienced a bit of shock recently while attending a conference hosted by the Napa Institute. I was listening to JD Vance, a U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio and the author of Hillbilly Elegy. In his interview on the conference’s final evening, Vance attacked Republican support for the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Rolling Revolution
by Mark RegnerusNorms about sex, sexuality, marriage, and family life have been upended by a rolling revolution that wastes nothing, builds upon everything, and can never be satisfied. Scott Yenor, a professor of political science at Boise State University, describes how this revolution has advanced so far, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Culture of Competition
by Randy Boyagoda and Anna BoyagodaLittle Platoons is a spirited exploration of the contemporary culture of competitive parenting. Continue Reading »
Black Widow and the Bonds of Family
by Alexi SargeantPerhaps even the bonds of a fake family might be enough to topple a regime that hates family life. Continue Reading »
Ruth and the Long Embrace
by Erica BrownEach biblical embrace suggests that we never truly know the power of physical affection and attention. Continue Reading »
Homo Amazonicus
by Sohrab AhmariFor religious conservatives, Alec MacGillis’s Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America is one of the most important books to appear in quite some time. That may sound like an odd claim. As his title suggests, MacGillis has written about Amazon’s dramatic reorganizing of the . . . . Continue Reading »
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