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Macbeth’s Three Murders

Peter J. Leithart

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

Scott Liebertz

In a recent essay for Public Discourse, Nathan Schlueter makes the case for an ethical obligation to…

Aleppo and a Layman

Pete Spiliakos

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson famously blanked at the mention of Aleppo. New York Times columnist Roger…

Referees, Players, and Religious Liberty

Peter J. Leithart

I recently had an argument with my Lutheran brother concerning the subject of my forthcoming book, The…

Tradition and the Constitution (October 20)

Mark Movsesian

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

Elliot Milco

Last week, Pope Francis sent an official letter to the Argentine bishops, offering his emphatic approval of…

On Roman Holy Days

Br. Michael Baggot

A pious tradition holds that St. Helena discovered relics of the original cross of Christ during a…

The Roster of Stigma

Mark Bauerlein

Hillary Clinton’s slip at a New York fundraiser has been declared by some as equal to Mitt…

Crime, Punishment, and Amoris Laetitia

John F. Crosby

In his recent article in L’Osservatore Romano, Rocco Buttiglione makes a valiant effort to explain the controversial…

The Devil and Whittaker Chambers

John Doe

“This article is coming soon… if you need the text for time-sensitive research or reference, please contact…

A Family Affair

Carl R. Trueman

When the story broke last week of an Oklahoman mother and daughter who have been arrested and…

The Devil and Whittaker Chambers

Francis P. Sempa

In a widely quoted and discussed interview in New York Magazine in 2013, the late Supreme Court…

Stand, Serve, Sing

Peter J. Leithart

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

Peter J. Leithart

David L. Schindler (Ordering Love) exposes the “instrumentalism” that functions as the public philosophy of what he…

Good and Evil in a Dublin Pub

C. C. Pecknold

Fifteen years ago yesterday, my friend Karl and I caught a Ryan Air flight from London Stansted…