The Sexual Abuse Crisis Is a Law Crisis (ft. Michael Mazza)

About this episode

Michael J. Mazza discusses the intersection of the sexual abuse crisis and legal issues in the context of his recent essay.

In this episode, Michael J. Mazza joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Where the Dallas Charter Went Wrong,” from the March 2026 issue of the magazine.

People in this episode

Host: R. R. Reno

Guest: Michael J. Mazza

Topics covered

• sexual abuse crisis
• law
• religion
• spirituality
• Dallas Charter

Keywords

• sexual abuse
• law crisis
• Dallas Charter
• Michael Mazza
• First Things

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Things

Books & works: Where the Dallas Charter Went Wrong

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