Public Life
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Wimps of Summer
When I dip into life’s memory bank for moments of unalloyed joy, the afternoon of October 9,…
While We’re At It
♦ Tish Harrison Warren documents the changing character of American Christianity, which is as profoundly affected by immigration-driven…
Restoring Freedom
A current of fear is coursing through more than political and cultural conflicts. It’s fueled by more than…
Today’s Tyranny
We do not live in a free country. There are many kinds of tyranny. Ours is certainly…
While We’re At It
♦ In the West today, secularism draws Jews and Christians together. We face what amounts to a totalizing…
Elite White Liberals Unleashed
Zach Goldberg documents the transformation of the Democratic Party into the home for the best-educated white Americans…
Progressive Moralism Misleads
Cardinal Robert McElroy sings from the old progressive hymnal. I lived and prayed my way through the…
While We’re At It
♦ Yiddish proverb: Truth never dies, but it leads a miserable life. ♦ Over the last few years, Canada…
Sexual Revolution by Design
Matthew Crawford has penned a brief history of the rise of the techno-therapeutic state for UnHerd (“Was…
The Imperial Papacy Redux
Whereas Benedict was innovative, Francis is a throwback. In 1870, at the First Vatican Council, Pope Pius…
While We’re At It
♦ The minders at Twitter recently censored a First Things tweet. We use Twitter to promote content, and…
Mormons and Gay Marriage
In late 2022, Congress passed the ill-named Respect for Marriage Act, and President Biden signed it into…
God’s Name
In Irrevocable: The Name of God and the Unity of the Christian Bible, R. Kendall Soulen adopts…
While We’re At It
♦ N. S. Lyons’s reflection on C. S. Lewis, Tolkien, and transhumanism recapitulates a long-standing conservative concern that…
Saint Constantine School
Houston was in the midst of an early November heat wave when I visited the Saint Constantine…
