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Macbeth’s Three Murders
In a contribution to Harold Bloom’s collection of essays on Macbeth, Robert Lanier Reid observes that ”…
Catholic Voters and the Ethical Strategy of Abstention
In a recent essay for Public Discourse, Nathan Schlueter makes the case for an ethical obligation to…
Aleppo and a Layman
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson famously blanked at the mention of Aleppo. New York Times columnist Roger…
Referees, Players, and Religious Liberty
I recently had an argument with my Lutheran brother concerning the subject of my forthcoming book, The…
Tradition and the Constitution (October 20)
Here’s an event announcement that will interest readers of First Things in the New York area. On…
Francis’s Argentine Letter and the Proper Response
Last week, Pope Francis sent an official letter to the Argentine bishops, offering his emphatic approval of…
On Roman Holy Days
A pious tradition holds that St. Helena discovered relics of the original cross of Christ during a…
The Roster of Stigma
Hillary Clinton’s slip at a New York fundraiser has been declared by some as equal to Mitt…
Crime, Punishment, and Amoris Laetitia
In his recent article in L’Osservatore Romano, Rocco Buttiglione makes a valiant effort to explain the controversial…
The Devil and Whittaker Chambers
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A Family Affair
When the story broke last week of an Oklahoman mother and daughter who have been arrested and…
The Devil and Whittaker Chambers
In a widely quoted and discussed interview in New York Magazine in 2013, the late Supreme Court…
Stand, Serve, Sing
It’s an ancient insight: Music tunes the soul. Music doesn’t just express what we’re feeling. It forms…
Sacraments and the Liberal Establishment
David L. Schindler (Ordering Love) exposes the “instrumentalism” that functions as the public philosophy of what he…
Good and Evil in a Dublin Pub
Fifteen years ago yesterday, my friend Karl and I caught a Ryan Air flight from London Stansted…