Hope in an Age of Nay-Saying

by Carl R. Trueman

The spirit of Mephistopheles is truly seductive, as Goethe well knew. Thankfully, however, there is still hope. Continue Reading »

25 May 2023

Nathan Pinkoski on “Spiritual Death of the West”

by R. R. Reno

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Nathan Pinkoski to talk about his article, “Spiritual Death of the West” from the May 2023 issue. Continue Reading »

24 May 2023

John Paul II’s Centesimus Annus and Today’s Debates

by George Weigel

No doubt globalization has had adverse consequences for some Americans; it has also helped lift as many as two billion people out of abject poverty.  Continue Reading »

24 May 2023

An Unexpected Gift

by John Daly

I am hers and she is mine and nothing, not dementia nor death itself, can ever erase that. She will always be my mother, and I her son. Continue Reading »

23 May 2023

Science, or Religion?

by Mark Bauerlein

John Staddon joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Science in an Age of Unreason. Continue Reading »

22 May 2023

In Good Company

by Joshua T. Katz

One year ago, Princeton University fired me. This was one of the worst things ever to happen to me, but also one of the best. Continue Reading »

22 May 2023

What I Saw at NatCon U.K.

by Dan Hitchens

NatCon U.K. brought together many different types of speakers, some with irreconcilable differences, all representing that growing political faction, the Non-Left. Continue Reading »

19 May 2023

Remembering Tim Keller

by Dale M. Coulter

Keller was a lover of God and of people. He relished the conversation, was unafraid of pushback from skeptics, and courageously launched out into broken spaces that others had abandoned. God bring us more Tim Kellers. Continue Reading »

19 May 2023

The Lure of Orwell

by John Wilson

I am struck by the everyday misery and uncertainty and sheer muddle that George Orwell endured, along with his quotidian joys and satisfactions; particularly when juxtaposed with today's handwringing.  Continue Reading »

19 May 2023

Parents vs. CRT

by Mark Bauerlein

Lance Izumi joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Great Parent Revolt: How Parents and Grassroots Leaders Are Fighting Critical Race Theory in America's Schools. Continue Reading »

18 May 2023