American Caesar
by The EditorsThe First Things Podcast, Episode 11. Also featuring: the true fantasy of T. H. White and the bad style advice of E. B. White (no relation). Continue Reading »
The Dishonest Capitulation of Michael Gerson
by Mark BauerleinGerson calls Decius’s attitudes “prejudice,” the condition of “a certain kind of right-wing nationalist.” Isn't it fun for a conservative, for once, to be able to talk like this! Isn't it great that conservatives can play identity politics, too? Continue Reading »
The Wild of the Mass
by Brian DoyleOnly say the word and I shall be healed. Isn’t that the most humble unadorned thing you can say about faith? Don’t you always say that with a shiver in your heart? The hair prickles on my head sometimes when I say that. Continue Reading »
On the Theology of Sleep
by Karl Gustel WärnbergSleeping is an act of faith. Every time we go to bed, we entrust to God that we will wake up the next day. Every night is an anticipation of the day when we will never wake up again. Continue Reading »
Why Do They Shout “Allahu Akbar”?
by Ayman S. IbrahimThe incidents are numerous, and the phrase is one: “Allahu Akbar.” What does it really mean? Why is it so significant for those executing these attacks? Continue Reading »
The Whig Narrative and American Christianity
by James R. RogersAll Americans are Whigs, distinguished only by their more-liberal or more-conservative Whiggery. Continue Reading »
A Vote for Honor
by Greg ForsterMore is at stake in a presidential election than four years' possession of the office of the presidency. We should vote accordingly. Continue Reading »
Catholics Face a Choice
by Matthew SchmitzWill Catholics uphold the Church's teaching that the divorced and remarried cannot be admitted to communion, or will they reject it? Pope Francis has brought this question before the Church, though he refuses to formulate it so starkly. Continue Reading »
Titles We Didn’t Choose — October 2016
by Alexi SargeantThe October 2016 issue of First Things is ready for your perusal, in print and on our fine website. Here, loyal readers, is a glimpse behind the curtain at some of our also-ran titles for the pieces in this issue: Continue Reading »
Against Gender
by The EditorsThe First Things Podcast, Episode 10. Also featuring: Catholic immigration theology and defunding Howard Zinn. Continue Reading »
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