American Politics

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Censorship at the Court

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Dan Schneider joins Mark…

Social Justice Against Smarts

Peter J. Leithart

Maniaby lionel shriver harper, 288 pages, $24 In Lionel Shriver’s novel Mania, the main character, Pearson Converse, is at…

In the Present Age But Not Of It

James Matthew Wilson

John Stuart Mill once proclaimed that the modern world exemplified an “age of discussion.” The public square,…

Liberating Authorities

R. R. Reno

The term “postliberal” gets bandied about these days. For the most part, it’s used in political debates.…

Empires in Eclipse

Francis X. Maier

The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation by victor davis hanson basic books, 343 pages,…

Aroused Consciences Changing History

George Weigel

Forty-five years ago, the New York Times cast its gimlet eye over the first three days of…

CONVICTED!

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Sohrab Ahmari joins the…

The End of Prestige

James F. Keating

True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church by francis x. maier ignatius, 284…

The New Midlife Crisis

Matthew Schmitz

Check all the boxes, then chuck it all aside at forty to follow your muse. Play by…

Raw Deal

Colin Redemer

Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America’s Working Men and Women by batya ungar-sargon encounter, 264 pages,…

Our Daughter Beside the Sea: Blue Hill, Maine

Ben Myers

The seaside rock she sits on shines a blaze of purple shell and matte-glazed films of moss.…

Letters – July 2024

Various

The Catholic University Matthew Schmitz aptly describes “Biden’s Collegiate Catholicism” (April 2024) in two senses. First, Biden’s…

Faith and Patriotism in Hacksaw Ridge

Titus Techera

The war film is one of the few genres where modern Hollywood tolerates overt displays of Christian…

Summoning the Heroes

George Weigel

WARSAW. John Williams, ninety-two-year-old laureate conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, has composed some of the most…

Restoring Virtue in Higher Education

David Rancourt

The new core curriculum at New College of Florida, where I am employed, consists of two components,…