Arts & Letters
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Imperial Selves and Deteriorating Persons
Fifty years ago, the scholar Quentin Anderson (1912–2003) published a powerful and ambitious book—The Imperial Self: An…
“To Keep It All the Year”: A Resolution
A good friend recently told me he was happy the holiday season was over. “Too much pressure,”…
Morality in the Age of Machines
The Age of AI:And Our Human Futureby henry a. kissinger, eric schmidt, and daniel huttenlocherjohn murray, 256…
Who Invented the Individual?
A common misconception holds that early “modernity” invented the “individual”: the idea that everyone is a someone…
American Jesuit
Jesuit at Large:Essays and Reviews by Paul Mankowski, S.J.edited by george weigelignatius press, 237 pages, $17.95 A…
The Identity Crisis of Modern Adolescents
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Frank Furedi joins the podcast…
The Strange Fate of Hamilton and Harry Potter
Years ago, when teaching at seminary, I used to tell the students that moral relevance in the…
No Optimism, Much Hope
While history is always full of surprises, including happy ones, I must confess that I’m not full…
Grander and Weirder
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanityby david graeber and david wengrowfarrar, straus and giroux, 730…
Antifascists after Fascism
Antifascism: The Course of a Crusadeby paul gottfriednorthern illinois university, 216 pages, $34.95 When questioned by reporters…
Christmas by Dickensian Decree
There are holy days of sobering solemnity when one is meant to reflect on the sadness of…
Sacred Order in Social Order
Last Best Hope:America in Crisis and Renewalby george packerfarrar, straus and giroux, 240 pages, $27 Many Americans…
What We’re For
Transgenderism bad. Woke revolution bad. Cancel culture bad. We know what we’re against. But what are we…
Two Cheers for Utopia
Don’t immanentize the eschaton” has been a conservative axiom since William F. Buckley popularized it in the…
A Proper Christian Burial
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Tim Perry joins the podcast…
