Magnifica Humanitas and social teaching
Does the recent encyclical help us make sense of Catholic social teaching? I discuss at Catholic World Report.
Political theory
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.
The Gospel, politics, and love of God
I discuss the relation between politics and the Gospel at Catholic World Report.
Clear diagnosis, unclear remedies?
Here’s the text of a lecture I presented July 9, 2025, at the Roman Forum conference in Gardone, Italy:
Clear Diagnosis, Unclear Remedies?
James Kalb
Introduction
To understand the world and ourselves we need to take God and nature seriously. But what do we do then? People complain that talking about God and nature tells … More ...
Technology and social justice
I have a piece on “social justice,” technology, and tyranny at Catholic World Report.
Remembering Joseph de Maistre
I have a piece in Chronicles on the Savoyard counterrevotionary that’s part of their Remembering the Right series.