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Three TikToks in a Trench Coat
On today’s episode, Meagan O’Rourke joins Virginia and Germán. Reporting on Gen Z trends has become trendy.…
The Cold Beauty of Jan Morris
Jan Morris (1926–2020) was a writer of astounding gifts who not only recorded history but made it.…
The Survival of Evangelicalism
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Bonnie Kristian joins…
Britain’s Porn Ban Exposes the Lie of Sexual Liberation
Philip Larkin joked in his poem “Annus Mirabilis”—an ironical reflection on the sexual revolution—that “Sexual intercourse began…
The Execution Will Not Be Televised
The editors discuss the canceled livestreaming of the Nidal Hasan execution, the stench of corruption in the…
Women Should Not Tolerate Porn
Young women today have unrealistically high standards. When I speak to conservative young men about dating, this…
Forget Odysseus. Aeneas Is the True American Hero.
Who is our Odysseus? Or more precisely, who is the most Odyssean hero of American film? Matt…
Foucault’s Idol of Nothingness
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Michel Foucault. He was influential in his lifetime,…
The Last Statesmen?
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Steven B. Smith…
Cornell’s Secret History
The editors discuss the NatCon in Jerusalem, the scandal at Cornell University and its broader implications, and…
Be Wise as Chameleons
Visiting Philippi on his second missionary expedition, Paul starts a riot. When he casts a python demon…
Betting Against Your Neighbor
At a semiannual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, D. Todd Christofferson—one of…
The Second Death of Charlie Kirk
It used to be that if you died horribly and honorably and happened to be a person…
Reflections on a Diamond Jubilee
I am not usually given to apocalypticism, but I think I got the imagery exactly right when,…
SlutCon’s Emotional Void
The tech-rationalist phenomenon “SlutCon” caused quite a stir online, perhaps predictably. SlutCon was a multi-day retreat and…
