Conservatism

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The Love Society and Its Enemies

R. R. Reno

Written by Karl Popper after he fled Austria in the late 1930s, The Open Society and Its…

We Are All Postliberals Now | Inaugural Neuhaus Lecture

Patrick J. Deneen

In this episode, First Things brings you the recording of the Inaugural Neuhaus Lecture presented by Patrick J.…

Are the Tech Bros Worse than Queer Theorists?

Carl R. Trueman

Last week, two signs of our times passed across my desk. First, a colleague drew my attention…

The Right Has Forgotten Feeling

Freya India

I'm not sure how I got here, into these pages. Lately I’ve found myself in a lot…

Battle for Young Minds 

Liel Leibovitz

If you happened to tune in to America’s most popular podcasts these last few months, you might’ve…

How to Commemorate 1776

Walter A. McDougall

Next year is America’s 250th anniversary, and President Trump has promised us a “spectacular birthday party.” The…

Elon Musk’s Eugenic Dream

R. R. Reno

In this episode, Matthew Schmitz joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent…

The Convert in the White House

Jonathan Liedl

The United States has had its share of prominent Catholic statesmen, but never one like Vice President…

The Pitfalls of Making America “Hot” Again

Virginia Aabram

Over the last four years, a refrain in the MAGA movement gave hope to those recoiling from…

Elon’s Family Values

Matthew Schmitz

A battle has broken out on the American right. Two visions of what it means to have children…

Covenantal Capitalism

Liel Leibovitz

One recent afternoon, while visiting Universal Studios, I found myself seriously contemplating socialism. I was standing in…

Mr. Merz, Tear Down This Firewall

Andreas Lombard

The evening before the German parliamentary elections, I saw a young man drop his empty beverage can…

Brave New World Conservatism

R. R. Reno

In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his book…

Unmanly Anti-Semitism

James R. Wood

Last November, prominent Christian leaders released and signed “The Antioch Declaration,” a document that directly confronted the…

Super Bowls and Bad Samaritans

The Editors

The editors discuss Super Bowl 59—why we watched, who tried to rig the outcome, and what Taylor…