How to turn the corner?
How do we go forward, socially and politically, from where we are today? I start what I expect will be a long discussion at Catholic World Report.
Political theory
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.
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.
Trust, tribalism, and the Church
What happens when AI fakes make it impossible to verify anything? I discuss at Catholic World Report.
Why so much political hatred?
I argue at Catholic World Report that the attempt to put equality at the center of social order backfires.