Witherspoon Institute
2026 Summer Seminars
Held in Princeton, NJ
For rising high school juniors and seniors, undergraduates, and graduate students.
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Book Reviews
The tradition of common morality does not permit us to excuse the atomic bomb as a “necessary” evil.
In Randall Kennedy’s new book on the dimensions of race in American politics, Kennedy abandons his usual level-headed analysis for a partisan, and misguided, look at American progressivism and conservatism.
In one of this year's most important books, Kay Hymowitz explores how the rise of women has turned men into boys.
Conservatives shouldn’t ignore or attack social justice, but must articulate sound principles of social justice.
Bryan Caplan’s latest book argues that we don’t need to over-invest time and money on our kids, because our lasting influence on their characters is negligible, while their contribution to our material well-being is significant.
Rawlsian “public reason” approaches to human capabilities are insufficient bases for social justice.
An “adaptationist” approach to pornography is dangerous because it ignores widespread research showing that pornography harms society at many levels.
In a new bestseller, David Brooks contends that the “new sciences” point to the incredible reality and importance of old-fashioned things like education, character formation, and virtue.
A new book argues that flogging may be a more humane, efficient, and just punishment than incarceration.
