A Note to Readers

Today marks the beginning of  R.R. Reno’s editorship of First Things . Formerly a senior editor of this magazine, Reno is most recently the author of  Fighting the Noonday Devil . David Mills—-once the editor of  Touchstone and previously this magazine’s Deputy Editor—-has become Executive Editor. Finally, the magazine welcomes Matthew Schmitz—-previously the managing editor of  Public Discourse —-as its new Deputy Editor.

 

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