The Case for Protestantism
by Mark Bauerleinjoins in to discuss his new book, What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church. Continue Reading »
Anxiety: A Philosophical Problem
by Mark Bauerleinjoins in to discuss his new book, Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide. Continue Reading »
The Life and Letters of a Fiery Jesuit
by R. R. RenoFirst Things senior editor Dan Hitchens joins Rusty Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his book review “Charity And Sarcasm” from the November 2024 print edition of the magazine. Continue Reading »
Overcoming the Sixties
by Mark BauerleinTimothy S. Goeglein joins in to discuss his new book, Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream. Continue Reading »
What Was Humanism?
by Mark BauerleinEric Adler joins in to discuss his new book, Humanistic Letters: The Irving Babbitt-Paul Elmer More Correspondence. Continue Reading »
Art for the Glory of God
by Mark BauerleinDaniel McInerny joins in to discuss his new book, Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts. Continue Reading »
The Dark Side of Jane Austen
by Mark Bauerleinfirst things senior editor Julia Yost joins in to discuss her new book, Jane Austen's Darkness. Continue Reading »
Suicide Pods and the Trivialization of Death
by Carl R. TruemanThe suicide pod has the smooth aesthetics of the Apple age. It presents death as an attractive, consumer option. Continue Reading »
Music in an Age of Decadence
by Mark BauerleinMark Evans joins in to discuss his new book, Mark! My Words: How to Discover the Joy of Music, the Delight of Language, and the Pride of Achievement in the Age of Trash Talk and Cultural Chaos. Continue Reading »
The Myth of Technological Neutrality
by Michael ToscanoThe status of crank is rarely remitted in the span of ten years, but that is what has happened to me. I spent two decades, from 1999 to 2019, in New York City, where I watched social media and smartphones change the early adopters. My reading of Neil Postman and Marshall McLuhan convinced me that . . . . Continue Reading »
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