The Arch
by Raymond J. de SouzaTutu was the great hope for a peaceful civil rights movement in the Apartheid era, an African Martin Luther King Jr. Continue Reading »
The Strange Fate of Hamilton and Harry Potter
by Carl R. TruemanThe moral shelf life of pop cultural artifacts seems much shorter than ever before, and the criteria by which they might be judged far less predictable. Continue Reading »
Merry Christmas, from a Muslim
by Nasser HussainDespite what the British government says, “Merry Christmas” is not offensive to the Islamic community. Continue Reading »
No Optimism, Much Hope
by George WeigelNo matter what the vicissitudes and trials of history, Christians live in a different time zone: the time zone of salvation history. Continue Reading »
Steven Pinker Meets Socrates
by Mark ShiffmanA transcript of an unlikely encounter. Continue Reading »
Christmas at the Top of the World
by James A. HamelThe next time you pray, remember the men and women stationed in Greenland, living in isolation and darkness so that we can sleep peacefully. Continue Reading »
The Poet’s Eye
by Josh ChristensonTo seek publication is to seek to be judged. It is to learn, finally, what kind of writer one is (or is not) meant to be. Continue Reading »
2021: Our Year in Books
by VariousWe asked some of our writers to contribute a paragraph or two about the most memorable books they read this year. Continue Reading »
Science with a Capital “S”
by John WilsonTalking about “the future” quite naturally involves talking about “the past.” Continue Reading »
2021: Our Year in Film and Television
by VariousWe asked some of our writers to contribute a paragraph or two about the most memorable movies and TV shows they saw this year.
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