Conservatism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Trump, Leo, and the Death of Integralism
There is a Yiddish witticism, Der Mensch tracht, un Gott lacht (“Man plans, and God laughs”), and…
The Return of the Mainline? (ft. Brad East)
In this episode, Brad East joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…
The Smoke Clears in Budapest
On Sunday night, after a heated and chaotic election campaign, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and his…
Reviving Orestes Brownson
Who is worth remembering? Charles Darwin and Karl Marx, though so destructive to Christian thinking, are household…
Not So Evil Empire
Reformed thinkers have recently been debating whether or not civil officials should endorse Christianity and promote and…
When Rhetoric Becomes Reckless
Though it seemed to be an opening bid in a negotiation that, mercifully, ended in a provisional…
The Deepening Crisis in Conservative Jurisprudence
In Chiles v. Salazar, the conservative justices came again to that fork in the road that they…
The Disappearance of Rational Control (ft. Harvey Mansfield)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Harvey C. Mansfield…
Canada’s Offensive Secularism
On March 25, the Canadian House of Commons voted to repeal the good faith religious opinion defense…
Timothée Chalamet Is Right About Art (ft. Suzy Weiss)
In this episode, co-founder and reporter for the Free Press, Suzy Weiss, joins Virginia and Germán to…
The Real JD Vance (ft. Frank DeVito)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Frank DeVito joins…
What Comes After Trump?
National conservatism’s ascent is a story often mistold: Once upon a time, there was Donald Trump, and…
Witch Hunt
In the musical Wicked, the familiar story of The Wizard of Oz is retold from the perspective…
Gen Zeal
Everyone assures us that we enjoy the blessings of progress: Capitalism has produced great material wealth, modern…
Our Crisis is Metaphysical | 2026 D.C. Lecture
In this episode, First Things brings you the recording of the 2026 D.C. Lecture presented by Mary Harrington.…
