Very few of us who truly care about religious freedom in America would put our faith in a civic religion. Although 2,000 years of history can offer us many shining examples of church cooperating with state, the idea of a “state church” would be almost laughable in our country today. When I . . . . Continue Reading »
In an election year when reality seems as remote as a Pluto flyby; a year already marked by bombastic promises of walls, jobs, “a future to believe in” and free stuff for everybody, maybe we should take a quick break from the narcoleptic snooze imposed on us by the mass media. And maybe we . . . . Continue Reading »
From the Art of the Beautiful lecture series, to summer seminars organized by the Elm Institute, we've got you covered for events coming up in NYC and beyond.
The rites surrounding Justice Antonin Scalia's death offer a sober contrast to the childish superficiality of this present age. Continue Reading »
What Donald Trump and Pope Francis Actually Have in Common
Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post
Lent for Overachievers
Leah Libresco, Aleteia
What Conservative Gay Christians Want
Dan Hitchens, Spectator
Marx vs. Faith on ‘The Americans'
Matthew Schmitz, Acculturated
Finding Jesus at Work
Emma Green, Atlantic
Miss Marple and the Problem of Modern Identity
Alan Jacobs, New Atlantis
Is a Surrogate a Mother?
Michelle Goldberg, Slate
A Social Conservative Case Against Trump
Rod Dreher, American Conservative
Fewer Asians Need Apply: Discrimination in College Admissions
Dennis Saffran, City Jounral
A few months ago, BBC News suggested that “Martin Shkreli, the 32-year-old chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals, may be the most hated man in America right now.” That's because Turing, under Shkreli's watch, increased the price of a drug called Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 per tablet . . . . Continue Reading »
Today we released the March 2016 edition of First Things on our website. For the amusement of readers (and the delight of anyone who likes to get a glimpse behind the curtain), I have compiled some of the also-ran titles: headings for pieces that were suggested at our titles meeting but nixed for . . . . Continue Reading »
Veteran human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell finds himself on the receiving end of the world he unwittingly helped to create. Continue Reading »
Staring down the barrel of Valentine’s Day, many young men and women have few and scanty models of what a romantic relationship looks like—especially (though not exclusively!) young people of faith interested in chastity and marriage. The Love and Fidelity Network has set out to . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week at First Things we were very happy to host Michael Novak and Paul Adams as they discussed their new book on social justice. One of the themes Novak and Adams touched on in their presentations was how poorly Americans today seem to understand the concept of social justice. On both left and . . . . Continue Reading »
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