The Cheapest Date in American Politics?

by Greg Forster

David French says social conservatives risk becoming a laughingstock. Unfortunately, he understates his case. Continue Reading »

3 Aug 2016 0

“Absurd Violence” or Martyrdom?

by Julia Yost

A week’s worth of commentary on Fr. Jacques Hamel. Continue Reading »

3 Aug 2016 0

Upcoming Events 8.3.16

by The Editors

Mark your calendars with some upcoming events . . . Continue Reading »

3 Aug 2016 0

America’s Lost Boys

by Samuel D. James

Young men with less than a four-year degree are spending their days unemployed and unmarried, but not un-amused. Continue Reading »

2 Aug 2016 0

The Politics of Solidarity: A Case for the American Solidarity Party

by David McPherson

We need a politics that can speak authentically in the language of love, protect all human beings from conception to natural death, enliven our sense of a shared past and a shared future rooted in a common good, and build bridges and not just walls. This is what the American Solidarity Party seeks to do. Continue Reading »

29 Jul 2016 0

Death of a Country Priest

by The Editors

Episode 3 of the First Things Podcast. Also featuring: the strange religions of the vice-presidential nominees; and a session of “Ask a Theologian,” featuring Francesca Aran Murphy. Continue Reading »

29 Jul 2016 0

After Reaganism: What’s Next for Traditional Conservatives?

by Carson Holloway

If Reaganism as a political program is dead, then politically active religious conservatives must think about what new political coalition they might join with a view to defending their core principles and otherwise promoting the common good. Continue Reading »

28 Jul 2016 0

Hypervisible Church

by Catherine Addington

When a nun is stopped on the street, it is often so that a person can work out their issues with the Church, not with her. And when Fr. Jacques Hamel is made to kneel and die, it is the Church that is attacked in his body. Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2016 0

Blessed are the Persecuted

by Jordan Zajac

I am deeply saddened by the attack perpetrated against Fr. Jacques Hamel. But I am not surprised by it. Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2016 0

A Mountain or a Marathon?

by Carl R. Trueman

In Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society, Rusty Reno offers a brilliant, accessible and modestly optimistic take on the possibilities for positive change in our current cultural climate, upon which I offer some modestly pessimistic thoughts. Continue Reading »

26 Jul 2016 0