R.R. Reno is editor of First Things.
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First Thoughts Articles
Daniel McCarthy on “the Right Right”
Daniel McCarthy joins the podcast to talk about the history and present state of conservatism in America, touching on the wide range of diverging streams of thought within. Continue Reading »
Andrew Bacevich on American Interventionism
Andrew Bacevich joins the podcast to talk about American foreign policy, discussing American elites' push for military interventions, in the middle east and elsewhere, and the future of American military and economic power. Continue Reading »
Vincent Phillip Muñoz on the Establishment of Religion
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Vincent Phillip Muñoz to the history of the Supreme Court's religious liberty jurisprudence and the possibility of the court establishing a new precedent in the upcoming case, Kennedy v. Bremerton. Continue Reading »
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First Things magazine is the leading intellectual journal of its kind, promoting a religiously informed vision of culture, society, theology, and politics. Continue Reading »
Russell A. Berman on the State of Emergency
Russell A. Berman joins the podcast to talk about his article from the June/July 2022 print edition, “State of Emergency,” which discusses the natural fragility of democracy and the threat that government emergency powers can pose. Continue Reading »
Christopher Caldwell on Regime Change, American Style
Christopher Caldwell joins the podcast to discuss his extensive review of Garrett M. Graff's recent book, Watergate: A New History and the transformations within American politics during the Nixon era. Continue Reading »
Michael Lewis on the Architecture of Repair
Michael Lewis join the podcast to discuss the late Christopher Alexander's work of attuning architecture to practical human needs. Continue Reading »
Michael Doran on the Theology of Foreign Policy
Michael Doran joins the podcast to talk about the tangled history of liberal internationalism and theological modernism. Continue Reading »
Justin Lee on Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism
Justin Lee joins the podcast to discuss his upbringing in the evangelical world and what evangelicals today can learn from fundamentalism. Continue Reading »
Ronald Dworkin on the Politics of Unhappiness
Ronald Dworkin joins the podcast to talk about how SSRIs, cognitive therapy, and virtual reality have transformed our lives and our politics.
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