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“Wuthering Heights” Is for the TikTok Generation
Director Emerald Fennell knows how to tap into a zeitgeist. Her 2020 film Promising Young Woman captured…
The Twisted Consequences of Chatbots
In December last year, the autonomous robotaxi firm Waymo took a notable victory lap. The occasion was…
The Case of the Missing Mayor
On January 1, newly inaugurated Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a solemn vow to his constituents: “I promise…
How Bad Bunny Mogged George Bush
On Sunday night, Americans had two options for the Super Bowl halftime show. The official NFL show…
Gavin Newsom’s Vogue Politics
When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, I was living in England and briefly became an…
Noble Rituals
What are rituals? Rituals are not just routines. Mere routines are pragmatic and instrumental. Rituals transcend routines…
Uncovering the Real Melania
Melania, Brett Ratner’s documentary following the first lady of 2017–2020 around as she gets ready to become…
The Reckoning of Old Age
Earlier this week, the editors of the Wall Street Journal highlighted “A U.S. Life Expectancy Milestone.” After…
Jeffrey Epstein’s Critique of Catholicism
At risk of being controversial, I must take issue with Jeffrey Epstein. Buried in the latest tranche…
Introducing The Protestant Mind
Though First Things is often viewed as mired in the Catholic side of things, the truth is…
The Evangelical Elite Gap (ft. Aaron Renn)
In this episode, Aaron Renn joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…
When the Means Undermine the End
An introductory course in moral theology will include that the end does not justify the means. It’s…
Cardinal Dolan: By No Means Finished Yet
There’s a steakhouse on East 50th Street in midtown Manhattan, to which Cardinal Timothy Dolan and I…
Restoring Venezuela Will Require Faith
The United States is leading the political transition in Venezuela, marking an end to the socialist regime…
Frequenting the Frontlines of Life
It was a brisk early morning when I set off from the John Jay Institute last Friday…
