Arts & Letters

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A Trustworthy Publication

Mark Bauerlein

Last November I traveled to the mountains of Vermont to meet the only Carthusian monks in North…

More Than a Journal

Kari Jenson Gold

In 1990, my husband and I were married by Richard John Neuhaus. Also in 1990, he founded…

Vexillology, Horsefeathers, and “Pro-Choice” Dishonesty

George Weigel

Just when you thought American public life couldn’t get more deranged, the Great Pine Tree Flag Indictment…

Introducing the First Things Poetry Prize

Micah Mattix

Perhaps you have heard: First Things has started a poetry prize. You can read about the submission…

Why Was Gen. Sheridan in New Orleans?

Mark Bauerlein

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

A Classical Sculptor and World War I

Mark Bauerlein

In this episode, Sabin Howard joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new work, the World War I…

Costa Maya

Catharine Savage Brosman

At Costa Maya, in the Yucatan,we walked the yellow jetty from the ship,with throngs of other visitors,…

Hope for the Organization Kid

Joshua P. Hochschild

Twenty-three years ago, David Brooks published in The Atlantic a long essay based on interviews with Princeton…

Ralston College

Mark Bauerlein

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

Making Men in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Jay Thomas

The gravel road wound through a valley, surrounded on all sides by mountain ridges covered in verdant…

Classical Education the Hillsdale Way

Mark Bauerlein

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

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Against Smartphones

Michael Toscano

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor of Arkansas, appears uncowed by Big Tech. Inspired by Jonathan Haidt’s new book…

The GOP Changes Its Tune on Abortion

Jonathon Van Maren

In 2017, Kellyanne Conway took the stage at the National March for Life in Washington, D.C., to…

Augustine’s Apocalypse—and Our Own

Peter J. Leithart

Composed in the aftermath of the Visigoth sack of Rome, Augustine’s City of God seems to have…

Erasing Christianity in France

Charlotte Allen

In early March, the organizing committee for the upcoming Paris Olympics released its official promotional poster, featuring…