A century ago, the most potent moral figure in the West was Jesus Christ. Believers and unbelievers alike accepted him as an ethical exemplar. Not to do so was to make oneself an outcast. But now, our most potent moral figure is Adolf Hitler. In our relativist, pluralist age, he is our one . . . . Continue Reading »
“Why Did We Destroy Europe?” It’s an arresting title, chosen by Michael Polanyi for a 1970 essay that looks back on the conflagrations that consumed Europe between 1914 and 1945. (The essay can be found in Society, Economics & Philosophy, a posthumous volume of selected papers by . . . . Continue Reading »
Hacksaw Ridge is that rare film that forces us to reflect on the tensions between these two great loyalties, and dares to show us how, even in extremis, they can be resolved. Continue Reading »
The lessons from the Nazi and Soviet totalitarian regimes must be kneaded into the moral and political texture of twenty-first-century free societies. Continue Reading »
Our mom and grandma had instilled in us a faith, trusting that we are ultimately in God’s hands. Continue Reading »
James M. Fenelon joins the podcast to discuss his new book Angels Against the Sun: A WWII Saga of Grunts, Grit, and Brotherhood. Continue Reading »
The issue of American aid for Ukraine should be decided on its own merits, and with a clear strategic and moral understanding of the current situation. Continue Reading »
Does music weaken us? Does it enslave us? Were music and death companions from the very beginning? Continue Reading »
Until early 1939, much of the civilized world refused to believe that Hitler meant what he wrote. Rather, the civilized world averted its eyes from what it should have recognized as the unmistakable threat posed by a re-arming Germany. Continue Reading »
The choice Ukrainians have made—the choice to defend their nationhood and their democracy—poses choices for the rest of the world. Continue Reading »
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