Public Life
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Evildoers and Their Art
The story goes that the great sculptor Eric Gill (1882–1940) was inclined—for reasons we will come to—to…
Common Good Conservatism In Action
Over the past year, conservatism has changed. At least, the way conservative intellectuals and some politicians talk…
Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Burden
Before I come to my own (unsuccessful) candidacy, let me offer a few takeaways from Ireland’s general…
Heaven in History
History and Eschatology: Jesus and the Promise of Natural Theologyby n. t. wrightbaylor, 365 pages, $34.95 In the…
Flannery O’Connor and Friends, Revisited
Her fiction may occasionally get the chop in politically correct 21st-century American high schools. But as Benjamin…
What We’ve Been Reading—February 2020
R. R. Reno Mary VanderGoot’s Broken Glass was my nighttime reading last month. The novel centers on…
My Ten (Or So) Favorite Cultural Critics
In 1974, British theologian Lesslie Newbigin returned to England after four decades of serving as a missionary…
Before the 2020 Presidentiad Begins in Earnest . . .
Americans not obsessed with politics—that is, most Americans—will start paying serious attention to the 2020 presidential race…
How China Changed Hollywood
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Martha Bayles…
The Billionaires Behind the LGBT Movement
Not long ago, the gay rights movement was a small group of people struggling to follow their…
Remembering Sir Roger
Or is there some complaint,Some little shred of “I” you meant To leave with us as ours? -Roger…
Belgium’s Death Doctors
Wonder of wonders: Belgium is prosecuting three doctors for illegal euthanasia. After thirty-eight-year-old Tine Nys received a…
Sex, Celibacy, and the Latest Curiosity From Rome
Author’s note: On January 14, in the latest curiosity from Rome, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI asked through…
Fishy Architecture
I was born in Urk, a tiny fishing town in the Netherlands. Urk was an island just…
A New Feminism
In our metaphysically confused age, pro-life feminist groups like the New Wave Feminists are offering women an…
