Madison's Notes

S3E24 After the Pill: A Conversation with Mary Eberstadt

May 23, 2023

48:10

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Episode notes

Introduction

5min

The Paradox of Contraception

2min

The Sexual Revolution and the Pill or Contraception

3min

The Pros and Cons of Sexual Revolution

2min

The Rise of Identity Politics

2min

The Importance of Loneliness and Solitude

4min

The Importance of Having a Community of Like-Minded People

3min

The Relationship Between Religion and Family Vibration

3min

The Relationship Between Family Breakdown and Secularization

2min

10.

The Decline of Protestantism

3min

11.

The Connection Between Contraception and Homosexuality

3min

12.

The Relationship Between Human IV Tie and Contraception Disagreement

5min

13.

The Future of Catholic Teaching

3min

14.

The Civilizational Decline of the United States

5min

15.

The Sexual Revolution and Its Consequences

2min

The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes.

Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute.

Number of children per family, broken down by religion
Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over"

Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program’s podcast, Madison’s Notes.