Public Life
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Fr. Cyclone, “God’s Gift to the United States Army”
In the annals of our military chaplaincy, many priests have distinguished themselves with high honor. But few…
Liberal Integralists
Eight years ago, Andrew Willard Jones’s Before Church and State was described in these pages as “the…
Why Homeschool?
My father used to quiz us at the kitchen table, my older brother and me, during dinner.…
The Persistence of Ideology
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Daniel J. Mahoney joins…
Battle for Young Minds
If you happened to tune in to America’s most popular podcasts these last few months, you might’ve…
Rebel Against the Cult of the Expert
For me, the end of the academic year is always bittersweet. The sweetness comes from seeing students…
New York Deserves Better than State-Sanctioned Suicide
Over the past two weeks, the world has witnessed a tremendous outpouring of love for Pope Francis,…
Public Schools and the Moral Neutrality Myth
On April 22, Kelly Armstrong, the Republican governor of North Dakota, vetoed a bill passed by the…
Feminism Against Fertility
When Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, the boys crowed and the girls cried. At least…
The Love Society and Its Enemies
Written by Karl Popper after he fled Austria in the late 1930s, The Open Society and Its…
We Are All Postliberals Now | Inaugural Neuhaus Lecture
In this episode, First Things brings you the recording of the Inaugural Neuhaus Lecture presented by Patrick J.…
How Catholic Institutions Are Responding to the Physician Deficit
Last year, the Association of American Medical Colleges warned that the United States will face a shortage…
Germany’s Confession of Nihilism
Every now and then I’m invited to an early-eighteenth-century castle in the German countryside, with high baroque…
Chuck Colson’s Last Word
Several months ago, I came into possession of an extraordinary book—a hardcover copy of To Change the…
Divine Elitism
I have often seethed at the pigheadedness of bureaucrats. Their roles in the ecclesial and academic worlds…
