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Les Murray, Dissident Poet
Les Murray, who died at age 80 on April 29, has been called Australia’s greatest poet, but…
The Next America
Nearly a decade ago, Archbishop Charles Chaput warned religious believers to prepare for the “Next America.” He predicted that…
Lessons from Father Schall
When Fr. James V. Schall (January 20, 1928–April 17, 2019) retired from teaching political philosophy at Georgetown…
Israel Folau, Unlikely Martyr
Americans, being somewhat exceptional in their sports (as in much else), may be unaware of the controversy…
A Proposal for Persuasion
This essay is a response to “Against the Dead Consensus.” The philosophical premise of “Against the Dead…
Murder, Inc.
The movie Unplanned, which tells the story of former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson’s conversion to…
Math Delusion
Mathematics is useful, and indeed beautiful: the thought of the infinite series of prime numbers is as awe-inspiring as…
Provocateur at Work
Another Kingdom: Book 1by andrew klavanturner, 335 pages, $29.99 Summon to mind the image of John Cleese…
The High-Priced Spread, Revisited
Readers of a certain vintage (say, over sixty) will remember the Imperial Margarine TV ad that dismissed…
YouTube Revolution
Though I have long and volubly condemned all forms of “web life,” I sheepishly confess to having…
Why I Plant Redbuds
“If I knew that tomorrow was the end of the world, I would plant an apple tree…
The Fraud of Higher Education
In The Republic, Plato’s Socrates tells of a man who lives with a beast. The beast is…
Redeeming the Time with St. Patrick
Every St. Patrick’s Day, some people insist on repeating “surprising” facts about Ireland’s patron saint. One of…
Making Sense of Hell
Eternal damnation has never been a wildly popular doctrine, but it seems to be coming under particular pressure at…
The Art of Spiritual Warfare
This Present Darknessby frank e. peretticrossway, 375 pages, $14.99 As a teenager, I was convinced that a…
