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Nature and reason in politics

December 16, 2022 by James Kalb

What is natural and what is rational in social life? I discuss in Catholic World Report.

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Catholic social teaching in a time of dissolution

December 14, 2022 by James Kalb

Writing in Catholic World Report I discuss what to do with Catholic social teaching in a time in which divisions are so deep and there is so little solid to work with.

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More on liberalism and integralism

October 12, 2022 by James Kalb

People complained about my column on integralism, so I wrote another one.

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Technocracy and the sexes

September 13, 2022 by James Kalb

I discuss the effect of technocracy on relations between the sexes at Catholic World Report.

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Reflections on integralism

August 17, 2022 by James Kalb

So what social position would the Church ideally hold? I reflect on integralist claims at Catholic World Report.

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When reason becomes madness

August 16, 2022 by James Kalb

Why has the emphasis on science, expertise, objective evidence and so led to utter madness? I discuss the question at Catholic World Report.

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Are pro-lifers really pro-life?

August 15, 2022 by James Kalb

Is someone who opposes abortion but doesn’t support a comprehensive government welfare system prol-life? I discuss the issues at Catholic World Report.

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Politics and public life in a hall of mirrors

July 23, 2022 by James Kalb

I talk about how to stand by the Good, Beautiful, and True in a basically totalitarian age of lies.

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What to do about education?

April 9, 2022 by James Kalb

I’ve complained about “expertise” as an institution. But what kind of education should we have?

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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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