Another Life with Joy Marie Clarkson

Susannah Black Roberts, Peter Mommsen, Shadi Hamid and Damir Marusic talk about Yoram Hazony’s National Conservative Statement of Principles, John Milbank’s Open Letter, and what postliberalism means.They talk about what the NatCon statement implies about what state power should be used for, and then find themselves discussing abortion, and the future of the country given the profound differences that exist.They talk about whether slavery and abortion are fundamentally different kinds of questions, about the nature of law, about assisted dying in Canada, whether and how progress happens.The conversation then turns to the nature of religious truth, and on what politics is based on – sociability, justice, or love?

Brandon Mcginley, a father of young children, shares insights on whether or not to shield kids from tragic news.

Mindy Belz reports on Syrian refugees after the war with ISIS, who returned home to start over.

Lyman Stone explores Malthusianism past and present, and why its proponents are wrong.

Eleanor Parker writes about the sermon of Wulfstan, a bishop at a time when the Anglo-Saxon world was collapsing amid Viking terror and political chaos.

Ken Myers of Mars Hill Audio shares an interview from 1972, in which Johnny Cash talks about faith and music – and then breaks into song.

Peter Leithart says our world may be dying, but churches should cultivate radical hope for the birth of a new one.

Peter Mommsen writes on climate change, the meaning of apocalypse, and the reasons we still have hope.

Peter and Susannah discuss with L. M. Sacasas the perils and promise of technology: how it shapes our lives and how it changes how we think about ourselves.Will artificial intelligence become sentient? How will we understand ourselves if we believe they are sentient? What can we do about it, and how can we live in a more human and embodied world?Then, Peter and Susannah take listener questions. How can we go about living in a society which feels as though it’s falling apart?

Peter and Susannah talk with Christopher Tollefsen about his piece on the history and ethics of nuclear deterrence, and the prospect of an antinuclear movement post-Ukraine. They discuss Tollefsen’s conviction that nuclear war is a life issue.Then, they speak with Samuel Moyn about his new book Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War. Is making war more “humane” actually removing the urgency of actual pacifism? What if we simply aimed to have fewer wars? Have we given up on that?The gang get into it about Just War Theory, pacifism, the Peace and Truce of God movement, and many other things.