The durability of wokeness
The death of wokeness has been greatly exaggerated. I discuss at Catholic World Report.
Technocracy and technocrats
The following is the text of a lecture I presented at the Roman Forum conference in Gardone, Italy, on July 6, 2026:
Introduction
Today I am going to talk about technocracy, that is, about the attempt to make a governing principle out of increasing power through modern scientific reasoning without reference to its intended use. … More ...
Babel today
His Holiness sees Babel as a threat today. But does his recent encyclical tend, as a practical matter, to support it? I discuss at Catholic World Report.
Magnifica Humanitas and social teaching
Does the recent encyclical help us make sense of Catholic social teaching? I discuss at Catholic World Report.
The challenge of applying Catholic social teaching
If Catholicism rejects necessity as a defense, no matter what the circumstances, and Christ’s Kingdom is not of this world, how do we make sense of Catholic participation in politics and Catholic Social Teaching? I discuss at Catholic World Report.
Catholic morality and social concerns
How do things stand with “social justice” and “culture war” Catholicism these days? I touch on some of the issues at Catholic World Report.
How much emphasis on politics?
That is, within the Catholic Church. What place should it hold in their list of concerns? I discuss the question at Catholic World Report.
Immigration, enforcement, and Catholics
Another piece at Catholic World Report, this one on basic considerations regarding immigration and Catholicism. A lot of them get lost in the partisan to-and-fro.
Making sense of Donald Trump
I attempt to do so at Catholic World Report.
Renewal and the Council: A lawyer’s perspective
I comment on the Second Vatican Council from a lawyer’s perspective, at Catholic World Report.