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Self-Help from the Ancients (ft. Michael Fontaine)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Michael Fontaine joins…
The Common Sense of John Searle
The twentieth-century philosopher Wilfrid Sellars drew an influential distinction between “the manifest image,” which is the way…
The Collapse of Trans Identification
After a decade of record numbers showing young people identifying somewhere on the LGBTQ spectrum—in 2023, the…
Is the UK a Nation of Immigrants? (ft. Louise Perry)
In this episode, Louise Perry joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her recent…
Catholic Colleges Defy National Downturn
Fr. Dave Pivonka, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, recalls receiving a recent essay of interest from…
Fossilized Faith
Christian Smith, a sociologist at Notre Dame, has a knack for turning academic research into books that…
False Patriots
November 5, 2024, was one of the most joyous days of my life. Like 77,302,580 of my…
Sportsmanship and the Season of Our Discontents
In early October, a dinner conversation with an old friend turned to why we both find the…
Rome and Immigration
The West is being roiled by populism. Voters are increasingly bitter about the effects of globalization, which…
While We’re At It
The indispensable data analyst Ryan Burge reports a slight uptick in belief in the afterlife. A…
End the Shutdown, Protect Life, and Make Healthcare Affordable
At the heart of American civil society lies the moral obligation to protect human dignity and the…
Heritage and the Right
The editors discuss the troubles at Heritage, the conservative think tank whose president recently touched off a…
How Zohran Mamdani Won New York
After the strangest mayoral election in New York City’s modern history, Zohran Mamdani—a thirty-four-year-old democratic socialist who…
Christian Persecution in Nigeria
The escalating wave of systematic attacks on Christians has gripped Nigeria in recent years. On October 31,…
The Mediocrity of AI
Will AI evolve and supersede human intelligence, ushering in the tyranny of machines? Is the economy careering…
