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Benedict and the Tempest of History
When Joseph Ratzinger was drafted into the Nazi armed forces, his commanding officer asked him what he…
A Solid Foundation
I came to First Things seven years ago, before Michael Brown, Trump on the escalator, the “deplorables,” Jussie,…
Female Texts
A Ghost in the Throat by doireann ni ghriofa biblioasis, 224 pages, $24.53 THIS IS A FEMALE…
Time Travel from Your Own Basement
Earlier this month, one of our closest friends sent me a lovely birthday card that included a…
Growing Pains
Post Growth:Life After Capitalismby tim jacksonpolity, 256 pages, $19.95 Less is More:How Degrowth Will Save the Worldby…
Pitiful Pride
It is doubtful that there is anyone in the United States who is unaware that June is…
Catholic Schools: Our National Treasure
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Cara Candal joins the…
Journalism for Literacy
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Peter Meyer joins the…
Economic and Immanent Trinity
Christians need to learn only two lessons. No more, no less. Jesus himself provides this basic Christian…
Faith and Hope in Hong Kong
Defying the Dragon:Hong Kong and the World’s Largest Dictatorshipby stephen vines hurst, 352 pages, $31.20 Early on…
Examining Modernity
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Sohrab Ahmari…
Immersion in Anniversaries
For years there was a single cobblestone in St. Peter’s Square that was painted red, marking the…
America and Armenia
On April 24, in the annual White House statement commemorating the deaths of up to 1.5 million…
Not Talkin’ About My Generation
Helen Andrews’s insightful and hilarious Boomers has gotten me thinking about the whole idea of generations. For…
Identity Politics, Opium of the People
Identity politics is the new religion of the United States. Some will dissent from this claim. There…
