Why Was Gen. Sheridan in New Orleans?
by Mark BauerleinRobert Cwiklik joins the podcast to discuss his book Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War. Continue Reading »
The Backbone of Our Society
by Hunter V. McClureFirst Things remains an indispensable voice for a politics of community, demanding that we treat our own better, and that we not favor the international financial class over the people who are the backbone of our society. Continue Reading »
Goodbye Robert E.Lee
by Mark BauerleinCatesby Leigh joins the podcast to discuss his recent article, “Richmond's Rage of the Woke.” Continue Reading »
Robert E. Lee and Me
by J. Brandon MeeksWhile we should not idealize our past and perpetuate causes justly lost, we must also beware of the myth of our own moral perfection. Continue Reading »
Flannery O’Connor and Friends, Revisited
by George WeigelGood Things Out of Nazareth, a collection of previously unpublished letters, is a powerful reminder of the intensity of Flannery O’Connor’s Catholic faith. Continue Reading »
Forgiveness at Mother Emanuel
by John MurdockA new documentary tells a story of forgiveness in the shadow of the South's Confederate past. Continue Reading »
Slouching Toward Vegas
by Richard T. WhittingtonIn South and West, her newly published notes from 1970, Didion checks into a series of motels on her trek across the Gulf South, a region sunk in history. Continue Reading »
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