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.
Society and culture
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 ...
Making sense of Donald Trump
I attempt to do so 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.
The reset we need
I continue to complain about the vacancy of current public life and call for a basic change of direcion on Catholic World Repoort.
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 ...
Against utopia
What is the relation between the Gospel and the common good? My latest at Catholic World Report. (If you
prefer, you can also read it in Ukrainian.)
Is the family still fundamental?
Have the state and market replaced all other social institutions? I ask at Catholic World Report.
Intelligence in Danger of Death
This piece in Chronicles includes a short review I wrote about Marcel De Corte’s Intelligence
in Danger of Death, a penetrating critique of modern thought.