The Humanitas Forum

Mark Bauerlein is something of a contrarian—but in a good way.  He is thoughtful and constructive, not simply reflexive and crabby.  He is willing to give voice to controversial research findings that others may avoid.  For example, in 2008 he …

Starting again with G. K. Chesterton: “If the characters are not wicked, the book is.”

We still live in the shadow of the enormous cultural change that Chesterton wrote about almost exactly one hundred years ago.  While his literary references …

We all know that we are knowers, but we seldom think about knowing itself.  For the most part, knowing is taken for granted until we encounter some really difficult problem.

What we may need is some “epistemological therapy,” the sort …

What to do if a friend wants to borrow a book?  You firmly but gently tell him to buy his own copy.  “You will lend him your car or your coat—your books are as much a part of you as …