The First Commandment of Fiction

by Joshua Hren

In his short story “The Trouble,” the American Catholic writer J. F. Powers refuses to stay in his lane. Continue Reading »

13 Mar 2020 0

Emma Unframed

by Veronica Clarke

Autumn de Wilde’s Emma. is a fresh and charming take on the Jane Austen heroine.  Continue Reading »

12 Mar 2020 0

What Is Baptism?

by Peter J. Leithart

Once we start thinking about baptism in the matrix between old and new, our horizon broadens. Continue Reading »

12 Mar 2020 0

The Road to Condoning Cannibalism

by Justin Lee

According to the logic of Germany's highest court, the imprisonment of Armin Meiwes for the consensual killing of Bernd-Jürgen Brandes is a grave injustice.  Continue Reading »

11 Mar 2020 0

Doubling Down On a Bad Deal

by George Weigel

Nary a public word has been spoken by Vatican diplomacy about the brutality of the Chinese communist regime.  Continue Reading »

11 Mar 2020 0

Books About Next to Nothing

by John Waters

Fiction is no longer a useful means of grappling with reality. Continue Reading »

10 Mar 2020 0

What We’ve Been Reading—March 2020

by Editors

Our thoughts on the books we've been reading. Continue Reading »

9 Mar 2020 0

Andrew Klavan’s Experimental Fiction

by John Wilson

John Wilson reviews Andrew Klavan’s The Nightmare Feast.  Continue Reading »

6 Mar 2020 0

The Violence of the Left

by R. R. Reno

Our liberal establishment is not averse to the use of threats and intimidation—and even violence—in defense of its causes. Continue Reading »

5 Mar 2020 0

Death on Demand Comes to Germany

by Wesley J. Smith

In Germany, people now have the absolute right to commit suicide and receive assistance in doing so for any reason or no identifiable reason at all. Continue Reading »

5 Mar 2020 0