Tradition and the signs of the times
Yet another piece in Catholic World Report, this one about the traditional observances and the mission of the Church today.
Are the Marxists on to something?
You don’t conquer half the world without being right about something I discuss a partial instance, the Marxist theory of ideology, at Catholic World Report.
Catholicism and pluralism today
How do we deal with something as incoherent as “pluralism”? I discuss at Catholic World Report.
On our kinder, gentler tyranny
Does the concept of “soft totalitarianism” make sense? I discuss at Catholic World Report.
What to do with politics?
I puzzle over how Catholics can remain Catholics while dealing with politics.… More ...
A ceremony at the White House
I discuss the recent signing ceremony for the “Respect for Marriage” Act.
Nature and reason in politics
What is natural and what is rational in social life? I discuss in Catholic World Report.
Catholic social teaching in a time of dissolution
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.
More on liberalism and integralism
People complained about my column on integralism, so I wrote another one.
Why the Great Reset had to happen
Here’s my talk from the July 2022 Roman Forum Summer Symposium. The theme of the conference was the Great Reset, and my talk was on why it had to happen.
… More ...The “Great Reset” comes out of very long-term trends in thought
and social organization. On the intellectual side these trends are obvious at least since