Public Life
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Disney Adulting (ft. Veronica Clarke)
In this episode, Veronica Clarke joins Germán and Virginia (who are subbing in for R. R. Reno)…
On Aliens and Our Alienation from God
The Department of War recently released dozens of files, dating back to the 1940s, of UFO sightings.…
The End of Princeton’s Honor
On Monday, the Princeton University faculty voted overwhelmingly to end the 133-year-old tradition of unproctored examinations. Princeton…
AI and the Miracle that Makes Us Human
It occurred to me recently, like a lit match in a black vault, that I’ve never been…
Doing Justice While Making Catholic Schools Affordable
Before joining what once imagined itself the world’s greatest deliberative body, U.S. senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) was…
Scout’s Honor
My six-year-old son wants to join the Scouts, but I have mixed feelings. As an Eagle Scout,…
Tennyson’s Poetic Faith
Richard Holmes’s new biography, The Boundless Deep, depicts how Alfred Lord Tennyson absorbed the scientific discoveries of…
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Celebrates Elitism
There is a scene in The Devil Wears Prada 2 in which Miranda Priestly, the eminent editor…
His Serene Holiness
Not since the 2018 Vatican-themed Met Gala had Catholics paid such close attention to fashion. When the…
Pope Leo’s Christocentric Vision
I have often remarked upon an odd occurrence. Frequently, in the Catholic press and even in scholarly…
The Cult of Pastoral Vulnerability
Another well-known minister has resigned from his pastoral office due to a previously undisclosed inappropriate relationship. The…
The Other Bennet Sister Is an Antidote to Modern Dating
The Other Bennet Sister is the best costume drama I’ve seen in years. The story begins in…
Conservative Culture Isn’t Real (ft. Dave Greene)
In this episode, essayist and YouTuber Dave Greene joins Virginia and Germán to discuss “conservative art.” Can…
Eugenics as Self-Loathing
to seeHer wanting some illusion in the glassAs much as I want things I cannot have:Assurance that…
The Wrongness of Human Death
Decay and death seem built into the structure of physical creation. Even if there could be a…
