The Rise of Dystopian Nonfiction

by K. E. Colombini

Four books on how to survive, and eventually turn the tide on, today’s culture. Continue Reading »

23 Feb 2017 0

A Modest Defense of the “Liberal World Order”

by George Weigel

The political and economic system created by the United States and its allies after World War II—a system built around common defense measures and free trade—rescued Europe from the self-inflicted catastrophe of 1914-1945, prevented nuclear war, preserved the peace until the collapse of the Soviet empire, and allowed once-captive nations to reclaim their liberties. Continue Reading »

22 Feb 2017 0

Redemption of the Erotic

by Charles J. Chaput

The following is an excerpt from Archbishop Chaput's new book, Strangers in a Strange Land: The crime of the modern sexual regime is that it robs Eros of its meaning and love of its grandeur. It’s a lie. It’s a theft. It makes us small and ignoble.
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21 Feb 2017 0

The New Jansenism

by Jessica M. Murdoch

Whereas the Jansenism of old despaired that anyone could really be loved by God, be good enough to receive Holy Communion, or be saved, its newer version has so little faith in the power of God to change hearts that it presumes God does not care for something so insignificant as the human heart. Continue Reading »

21 Feb 2017 0

The Typographical Reformation

by Timothy George

Protestantism was the first religious movement to take full advantage of the new powers of the press. Continue Reading »

20 Feb 2017 0

Yale’s Accidental Tribute to John C. Calhoun

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

John C. Calhoun, in being removed, was awarded an odd sort of honor: His ideas were treated as relevant and dangerous. Continue Reading »

17 Feb 2017 0

Goodbye California: A Lament

by Wesley J. Smith

Last week, I moved from California to the Washington, D.C. area. I don’t expect to return. Alas, I don’t want to return. Continue Reading »

17 Feb 2017 0

The Dangers of Half-Truths

by Michael Pakaluk

There are statements in Amoris Laetitia which, although they admit of a true interpretation, more easily suggest a false one, and are likely to be used to subvert the teachings of the Church. Continue Reading »

17 Feb 2017 0

No Authority Over Divine Law

by J. D. Flynn

The norms for abstention on St. Patrick’s Day provide an important insight into the ongoing divide over Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »

16 Feb 2017 0

Our Faint-Hearted Nationalists

by Pete Spiliakos

A conservative nationalism that can’t speak to both recent immigrant populations and anxious working-class whites will lose to left-wing cosmopolitanism. Continue Reading »

16 Feb 2017 0