Philip Jeffery on Made-for-TV Politics

by R. R. Reno

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Philip Jeffery to talk about his article, “Made-for-TV-Politics,” from the November 2022 issue.  Continue Reading »

3 Nov 2022

Letters

by Various

In his recent op-ed (“The Hypocrisy of Masks,” August/­September) exploring the theme of hypocrisy in C. S. Lewis’s works, Gilbert Meilaender presents a careless reading of Lewis’s last novel, Till We Have Faces. This inattention to the details of Orual’s story compromises his argument, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2022

Made-For-TV Politics

by Philip Jeffery

The hearings of the January 6th Committee have flopped. Despite rave reviews from critics, audience reception has been tepid at best. Polling finds no indication that the hearings have changed anyone’s mind about January 6, 2021. Nor have the hearings resulted in any judicial action or big . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2022

Conservatism on the Brink

by Mark Bauerlein

On this episode, Frank H. Buckley joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America's Natural Governing Party. Continue Reading »

26 Sep 2022

Dershowitz Cancelled

by Mark Bauerlein

On this episode, Alan Dershowitz joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Price of Principle. Continue Reading »

5 Sep 2022

The Decline of the American Election

by Mark Bauerlein

Hans von Spakovsky joins the podcast to discuss his book, Our Broken Elections: How the Left Changed the Way You Vote. Continue Reading »

24 Mar 2022

The End of the End of the End

by Sam Kriss

About a decade ago, I would go to a party, get drunk off the kind of alcohol that’s sold in plastic bottles, snort up some dubious research chemicals, and then discover to my horror that I’d just spent the last hour talking to a complete stranger at a high clip about the labor theory of value. I . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2022

Huawei and China's Tech Domination

by Mark Bauerlein

Jonathan Pelson joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Wireless Wars: China's Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We're Fighting Back. Continue Reading »

24 Dec 2021

The Politics of Scapegoating

by Joshua Mitchell

As Christianity goes in eclipse, liberal citizenship is giving way to our primordial instincts. Continue Reading »

21 Dec 2021

Just Think What We’ll be Missing

by Shalom Carmy

When the Simpsons’ television was out of commission, singing together seemed like an excellent substitute—that is, until Lisa brought them up short by asking if the family knew any songs that weren’t commercials. For the past four years, Donald Trump has done for our social intercourse . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2021