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James Kalb

Experts, the world, and the Church

March 19, 2022 by James Kalb

If we live in an age of expertise, how come everything’s so stupid? I discuss.

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How to deal with universal madness?

March 19, 2022 by James Kalb

What do you do about it when everything we’re told seems generated by a Martian AI program? I discuss at Catholic World Report.

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Narratives going wild

March 19, 2022 by James Kalb

Where is the real deal in an age of propaganda? I discuss.

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The question of the sexes

March 19, 2022 by James Kalb

The sexual binary through classical eyes. At Catholic World Report.

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Tradition and traditionalism

March 19, 2022 by James Kalb

Is traditionalism “dead ashes”? I discuss at Catholic World Report.

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What is freedom?

March 19, 2022 by James Kalb

Freedom is another word for — what? I discuss at Catholic World Report.

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Recollections of 9/11

August 3, 2024September 11, 2021 by James Kalb

I watched the Towers burn on 9/11 from where I lived, three miles away. At Chronicles Magazine I comment on how it seemed and how it seems.

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Tradition, the Church, and the World

September 9, 2021 by James Kalb

I remember 9/11 at Catholic World Report.

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The Church in the new America

August 6, 2021 by James Kalb

What should Catholics do in the new woke and globalized America? I discuss at Catholic World Report.

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Trads and normies

July 14, 2021 by James Kalb

I deliver a lecture on how Catholic traditionalists look to non-traditionalists at the Roman Forum 2021 conference.

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  1. James Kalb on Magnifica Humanitas and social teachingAugust 25, 2026

    Thanks! I'm thinking of writing something long and possibly book-length on recent trends/statements in Catholic Social Teaching. Could be a…

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    Another great article! Just rereading your “ The decomposition of Man” Any more books on the horizon? Kind regards Tom

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    Thanks!

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    Another excellent and insightful presentation! Enjoying your work from down here in Australia. 🇦🇺 Thanks Tom

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