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What Does Gen Z Want? (ft. Sohrab Ahmari)
In the โlatest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Sohrab Ahmari joins in to discuss his recent articles, “MAGA helped elect Zohran Mamdani” and...
Illinois Coroners Push Back on Assisted Suicide Bill
Illinois state coroners recently gathered to discuss the proposed physician-assisted suicide bill that awaits a signature on Gov. JB Pritzkerโs desk. Of the one hundred or so county coroners,...
I With You Am
Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus meets the remaining eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee. He declares his authority in heaven and on earth and sends his disciples...
What Does The Practice of the Presence of God Reveal About Leo?
In a recent in-flight interview, Pope Leo mentioned that Brother Lawrenceโs The Practice of the Presence of God was one of the great influences on his spiritual life. Lawrence...
Undercover in Canadaโs Lawless Abortion Industry
On November 27, 2023, thirty-six-year-old Alissa Golob walked through the doors of the Cabbagetown Womenโs Clinic in Toronto, Canada. She had two young children at home, $2,137 in her...
The Sabbath is Back! (ft. J. J. Kimche)
In this episode, J. J. Kimche joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, โThe Rest as History,โ from the December 2025 issue...
The Return of Blasphemy Laws?
Over my many years in the U.S., I have resisted the temptation to buy into the catastrophism that characterizes American conservative commentary on my homeland, from claims about NHS...
Books for Christmasโ2025
Surveys indicate that reading books is dropping precipitously across all age groups. This is a tragedy in itself; itโs also a social disaster, as a post-literate society risks becoming...
The Death of Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman was a Nobel laureate in economics, the author of the international bestseller Thinking, Fast and Slow, and a giant in the study of decision-making and behavioral economics...
Nick Fuentes and Richard Hananiaโs Paganism
The popularity of Nick Fuentes is in its way a fulfillment of Ross Douthatโs much-quoted ominous prophecy that the โpost-Christian rightโ will rise to replace the Christian right. While...
Christian Ownership Maximalism
Christendom is gone. So, too, is much of the Western civilization that was built atop it. Christians find themselves strangers and sojourners in an unfamiliar land. Aaron Renn calls...
What Is Leo XIVโs Educational Vision?
"The world is too much with us; late and soon, / Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;โ / Little we see in Nature that is ours; / We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!โ
How Suburbia Reshaped American Catholic Life
n the third grade, my teacher asked if we knew the difference between Democrats and Republicans. I immediately shot my hand up and recited what my parents had taught me: โDemocrats care about. . .
The Fourth Watch
The following is an excerpt from the first edition ofย The Fourth Watch, a newsletterย about Catholicism from First Things. We invite you toย subscribe by clicking here.ย The Fourth Watch,ย authored by James...
The First Apostle and the Speech of Creation
Yesterday, November 30, was the Feast of St. Andrew, Jesusโs first apostle. Why did Jesus call on Andrew to become his first disciple? Matthewโs Gospel gives us a hint....