The Editors

In her latest On the Square Column, Elizabeth Scalia reflects on feeling the presence of God : Just about two years ago, I had occasion to make a monastic retreat that included the gift and privilege of perpetual adoration. The community of Dominican nuns kept constant vigil, one-by-one with our . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , R.R. Reno wonders “Does the Tea Party Have a Religion Problem?” Think about it. If you are a liberal of any stripe, then the success of the Tea Party in reshaping the priorities of the Republican Party, and through the Republican Party the debate in . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , David Bentley Hart considers the opposition between grammar “precriptivists” and “descriptivists”: The prescriber believes clarity, precision, subtlety, nuance, and poetic richness need to be defended against the leveling drabness of mass . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Russell E. Saltzman says that America’s politics is a mix of partisanship and pragmatism: Based on my own political experience in the 1970s, I related I did not in all my time in politics know any politician prepared to live or die by the rigidities of an . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column, Joe Carter discusses what conservatives should mean when talking about limited government : There’s an old Cold War-era joke about an ex-Communist who gets into an argument with a young man newly infatuated with Marxism. After the youth repeatedly attempts . . . . Continue Reading »

In her latest On the Square column , Elizabeth Scalia considers the riots in England and notes that what is a daily reality in Britain will soon be America’s reality, too: It’s not like we cannot see this for ourselves. As we view security videos of “flash mobs”—unconcerned . . . . Continue Reading »

For his column this week, David Mills considers why Protestants tend to disregard the Assumption : The Assumption of Mary is a difficult matter, from the Protestant point of view, because the traces and hints in Scripture are not easily found, unless you assume that they are there to be found, . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column, Joe Carter provides a lesson in journalism for the New Yorker : Sara Lippincott, who worked in the New Yorker ’s famed fact-checking department from 1966 until 1982, once told a class of journalism students that, “Each word in the piece that has even a . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column, R.R. Reno discusses the crisis of government : The brinksmanship in Washington over the federal debt ceiling caused me to think about our current difficulties. By and large liberals see in the present crisis images of dolorous unemployment lines and want more . . . . Continue Reading »

In his latest On the Square column , Russell E. Saltzman reflects on the dominion of nature in his own backyard: Our back yard is slightly larger than a postage stamp, covered with seven trees, located square in an urban subdivision. This little domestic forest over the years has been home to . . . . Continue Reading »