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The Puzzle of Liberal Bigotry
In theory, the views of everyday liberals emphasize fairness, tolerance, dialogue, and mutual understanding. In practice, those things are becoming scarcer. […]
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The ABC of Liberal Failure
Patrick J. Deneen’s much-discussed book rightly points out that liberalism comes down to an individualism and subjectivism that divorce us from nature and make each of […]
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Marx and Progressives: An ironic, exploitative love story
Current progressivism can plausibly be explained, in part, on Marxist grounds as a class ideology that cloaks exploitation with high-sounding rhetoric. […]
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Sanity and the Church
Cultural radicalism rejects tradition, and therefore rejects everything except immediate impressions, abstract ideology, and naked will. That’s no way to build anything solid, let alone […]
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Catholics and Today’s Thought
For the sake of her mission, the Church needs to re-emphasize her opposition to basic aspects of today’s world. But how far should that go? […]
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The Darkness Gathers: Why public discussion has become increasingly irrational
A regime of pyramiding illusions that substitutes abuse for argument can’t last forever, and many wonder what will end it. […]
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Is America a revolutionary ideological state?
We find ourselves in an increasingly ideological society whose ideology is ever more anti-human, anti-Catholic, and compulsory. […]
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Harassment, social progress, and the Church
Current thought intentionally excludes common-sense understandings of how things are, especially with regard to sex and the sexes. […]
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Donald Trump, social issues, and Catholic witness
A better world requires better leaders with a more developed view of things. The Church is the custodian of such a view, but her leaders, […]
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Anti-Ideals, Anti-Theologies
The current intellectual, social, and political situation has been catastrophic for the Church. It is increasingly bad for secular society, where it is radicalizing divisions […]