Public Life
A selection of recent articles on this topic
“Public” Does Not Mean “State” or “Government”
In its recent non-decision, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, the U.S. Supreme Court…
Classical Education Keeps Growing
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Martin Cothran joins in…
A Time of Revival
The winds of Christian renewal are gathering strength. The Bible Society in Great Britain recently conducted a…
Glenn Greenwald Is Not a Victim
In a scene from the 1961 British neo-noir film Victim, four gay men are having a conversation…
Zoning Out
In an era in which the American dream slips ever further from the grasp of the common…
To My Uncle Screwtape: Concerning the Enemy’s Schools
We publish here, unedited, an intercepted letter from the novice devil Wormwood to his mentor Screwtape. My…
The Supreme Court Corrects Wisconsin on Religious Freedom
On June 5, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v.…
The Rise of Queer Politics
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Joy Pullmann joins in…
The Unconstitutional Ban on Religious Charter Schools
On May 22, the Supreme Court let stand, by a divided vote and without opinion, a decision…
Conservatives and Culture
In a recent talk at the American Enterprise Institute, Dana Gioia remarked that “in the past half…
The Apolitical Politics of Christendom
In my little corner of the Christian world, everyone’s talking about politics, especially the permutations and implications…
How the Orthodox Church Honors Womanhood
Orthodox Christianity is seeing a resurgence in popularity, especially among young men. In an age that often…
Kids Aren’t Learning—Here’s What to Do
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Jason Bedrick joins in…
A Catholic Fix for American Higher Education?
Why are so many American colleges and universities in crisis? Drew Gilpin Faust, an accomplished Civil War…
The Hour for a New Humanism | 2025 D.C. Lecture
In this episode, First Things brings you the recording of the 2025 D.C. Lecture presented by Carl Trueman.…
