Beyond Distributism

When the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet empire began to collapse, decent people everywhere rejoiced. Central economic planning was widely discredited around the world. Yet the triumph of capitalism did not go undisputed. Although the market’s critics acknowledged the… Read More

Our New Priesthood: A Review of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science

The intellectuals of the French Enlightenment and their modern-day counterparts are agreed on one thing: when it comes to bludgeoning the Catholic Church, any weapon will do. The main reason Voltaire and the philosophes were enamored of both the China… Read More

None So Blind: Ignoring the Value of Religion

It’s the same argument we’ve heard so many times before, except now with increasing frequency and intensity: the world’s troubles are caused by religion. If only people would at last abandon these silly superstitions and get with the times!
Painting… Read More

The Myth of Hitler’s Pope: An Interview with Rabbi David G. Dalin

Rabbi David G. Dalin received his rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is the author or co-author of several books. His most recent book, and the subject of my interview with him, is The Myth of… Read More

“We Were the Ones Who Created Europe”: The Catholic Church and Western Civilization

In the course of writing what became the cover story on Pope John Paul II for The American Conservative, I came across some provocative remarks delivered by the Holy Father in his native Poland in 1991.
This is the House… Read More

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