Technology or tradition?
How do we escape technocracy, at least in concept? I continue the discussion at Catholic World Report.
Why Catholics should sympathize with nationalism
I discuss nationalism, globalism, and Catholicism at Crisis Magazine.
Is New York still a city?
A lecture I presented at the 2018 meeting of the H. L. Mencken Club:
Is New York Still a City?
by James Kalb
We’re here at the conference to talk about whether America is still a nation. On this panel we’re discussing the limits of democratic pluralism. So I’ll discuss whether New York is a … More ...
A Decentralized American Nation?
Here’s a lecture I presented at a meeting of the H. L. Mencken Club, probably the 2018 one:
A Decentralized American Nation?
I’m going to speak about the idea of a decentralized American nation.
The topic’s an obvious one. The Mencken Club has mostly tended paleoconservative, and paleoconservatism was all about having a … More ...
Why divinize the Pope?
There’s a followup on last month’s piece on the divinization of Francis at Crisis Magazine.
The Pope as supreme being
I discuss the divinization of Francis at Crisis Magazine.
The conundrum of progressivism
What is progressivism, why is it so, and what can be done about it? I discuss such questions at Catholic World Report.
What version of human dignity should Catholics defend?
I discuss the secular and Catholic versions of human dignity at Crisis Magazine.
The puzzle of liberal bigotry
Why have liberals become so bigoted? I discuss the question at Catholic World Report.
The world has little of value to teach the Church
I discuss whether the Church should keep on running after the world at Crisis Magazine.