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Andrea Grillo and the End of His Usefulness
No one with any knowledge of Roman universities would be the least surprised to hear that SantโAnselmo, a pontifical university with a reputation for liturgical studies, harbors a professor...
What Vivek Gets Wrong About Citizenship
December is here. The air is chill, the leaves have fallen, and children are preparing for school break, looking forward to wrapping presents in the glow of a decorous...
Tucker and the Right
Something like a civil war is unfolding within the American conservative movement. It is not merely a dispute about policy agendas, foreign alliances, or the boundaries of political discourse. It is a deeper conflictโa struggle over the meaning of conservatism itself...
The Wealthy Chinese Buying Babies and American Citizenship
"In the foreseeable future, China and the U.S. will be the two strongest countries in the world. . . . It will definitely be a win-win situation for your children in the future...
Trumpโs Marijuana Order Could Be a Terrible Mistake
President Trump recently issued an executive order directing the rescheduling of marijuana under the Federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) from Schedule I to Schedule III. Schedule I substances are...
Restoring Breadth and Depth to Education (ft. Solveig Gold)
In the โlatest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Solveig Gold joins in to discuss her recent article, co-authored with Joshua Katz, entitled “Make...
Lessons from the Christmas Gospels
The Roman Missal provides four distinct Mass texts for the celebration of the Nativity of the Lord: the โVigil Mass,โ the โMass During the Night,โ the โMass at Dawn,โ...
Work Is for the Worker
In these early days of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has made one thing clear: The responsible use of AI will be one of his central themes. It has...
Restoring the Chaplain Corpsโ Moral Backbone
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that he is revamping the U.S. militaryโs chaplain corps as part of his broader reform efforts, and heโs taking aim at what he...
Pope Leoโs China Dilemma
There is good news and bad news about the Vaticanโs policy of engagement with the Peopleโs Republic of China. The good news is that the Vatican is talking to...
Liberalism Going in Circles
Paul Kellyโs forthcoming Against Post-Liberalism could hardly be more timely. Post-liberalism has recently been a topic of intense debate, as liberals and liberal-leaning...
Just Stop It
Earlier this summer, Egyptโs Ministry of Religious Endowments launched a new campaign. It is entitled โCorrect Your Concepts,โ and you need exert little effort to figure out which perceptions...
Kathy Hochul, Champion of the Culture of Death
Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced her intention to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act, a bill that will legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state. Explaining how...
Harvard Loses a Giant
Two weeks ago, Prof. James Hankins gave his last lecture at Harvard before his departure to University of Floridaโs Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education. His final course,...
Christmas Spectacles, Good and Bad
This year marks the Radio City Rockettesโ one hundredth anniversary, and the annual Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall is an aptly named feat. The century-old show has...