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The Truth Is in the Classics

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Paul Krause joins in to…

America’s Atheist Diplomacy

Michael T. McCaul

For the last two years, a little-watched congressional investigation has been exploring the nature of religious freedom…

Outlaws of the American Dream

Eddie Larow

About a year ago, Oliver Anthony released his song “Rich Men North of Richmond.” Although establishment critics…

Back to the Church Fathers

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Joseph Carola, S.J., joins in…

Reclaiming Our Catholic Schools

Thomas W. Carroll

An alarming number of children from Catholic families lose their faith during elementary and secondary school. By…

Briefly Noted — 10/24

John Murdock

Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Mattersby carmen joy imesintervarsity academic, 248 pages, $22.99 Don’t set your…

While We’re At It

R. R. Reno

The justification of the good has been replaced by the justification of the wicked; the idealization of…

Christian Populism

R. R. Reno

ore than three decades ago, ­Nathan Hatch published The Democratization of American Christianity, a history of the…

Richard John Neuhaus

R. R. Reno

oes the founder of First Things matter in 2024? It’s a question that Aaron Renn asks in…

Briefly Noted — 11/24

Various

Encounters with Euclid: How an Ancient Greek Geometry Text Shaped the Worldby benjamin wardhaughprinceton university, 416 pages,…

The Life and Letters of a Fiery Jesuit

R. R. Reno

In this episode, First Things Patricia Snow joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk…

While We Are At It

R. R. Reno

In this issue, we published the winner of the first annual First Things poetry prize, “Two Owls”…

Don’t Constitutionalize the Rainbow Reich

R. R. Reno

transgender treatments for minors. The Court held that, in passing the statute, the Texas legislature employed its…

Solidarity and Freedom

R. R. Reno

 recently re-read The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom. Penned by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. in the aftermath…

Not a Lament but an Ode to the Makers

Wendy Videlock

Someone somewhere long ago      with a pair of hands, a bit of earthand a thirsty…