Public Life

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Nomadic Modernity

Eddie Larow

A man trudged down the streets of Vienna in the winter of 1909, hugging the shadows cast…

Tunnel Vision

Philip Jenkins

Alice Roberts is a familiar face in British media. A skilled archaeologist, she has for years hosted…

I’ll Be Home for Christmas?

Kari Jenson Gold

A recent essay in the New York Times’ “Modern Love” column has sparked a flurry of think…

In Praise of Translation

Erik Varden

The circumstances of my life have been such that I have moved, since adolescence, in a ­borderland…

The Problem with the Evangelical Elite

Aaron M. Renn

The problem with the evangelical elite is that there isn’t one. All too few evangelical Christians hold…

Same-Sex Marriage and the European Bishops

John M. Grondelski

On November 25, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordered Poland to recognize same-sex marriage. Polish law…

The Legacy of Manny Miranda

Jacob Adams

The United States lost one of its brightest souls on November 8 when Manuel “Manny” Miranda died…

While We’re At It

R. R. Reno

Anglicans refer to the last Sunday before Advent as “Stir Up” Sunday. This puzzled me as…

Now Is the Time to Fix Immigration

Michael A. Scaperlanda

With the border secure, the time is ripe for comprehensive immigration reform for the first time in…

Bearing the Largest Cross in the World

Kristen Ziccarelli

In recent months, Spain has become an epicenter in the battle over Europe’s diminishing Christian identity. At…

Who’s Afraid of Scott Yenor?

Rachel Bovard

Henry Olsen’s essay last week—“Does Heritage Support Discrimination Against Women?”—may be the worst Atlantic disaster since the…

Trump’s NSS Is a Reality Check

R. R. Reno

Last week, the White House released a new National Security Strategy (NSS). It’s an annual ritual mandated…

How Globalization Led to Tribalism

Nathan Pinkoski

The recent attack by an Afghan national on two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., was not an…

The Antidote to Right-Wing Resentment

Alex Petkas

Nietzsche, in his Genealogy of Morals, is prescient once again: “In case [the psychologists] might for once…

What Does Gen Z Want? (ft. Sohrab Ahmari)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Sohrab Ahmari joins…