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Advent Tunes
Advent is upon us! As St. Augustine supposedly said, “Singing is praying twice.” We are happy to…
Man and His Modern God
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Dominic Green joins…
Come, Ye Thankful People
Te decet hymnus—To you praise is due. These words form the Latin incipit, or opening words, of…
Giving Thanks for Mike Pence at Thanksgiving
I’ll confess to some exasperation when, during the 2016 campaign, Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence described himself…
Ireland’s Next Referendum
Ireland’s next constitutional referendum has appeared on the horizon. Last month, at a meeting of the Irish…
Why Are Universities So Ugly?
The most famous fictional educational institution in the world—for good or ill—is probably Hogwarts School of Witchcraft…
Beaux-Arts Architecture in New York City
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Phillip James Dodd joins the podcast…
Abortion and the Midterm Elections
In the American midterm elections this week, five states—California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, and Vermont—held referendums on abortion…
The Age of Ingratitude
In the times of turmoil in which we live, various candidates suggest themselves as ways of capturing…
The Decade of Misremembering
The Nineties:A Bookby chuck klostermanpenguin, 384 pages, $28 Most people hold the fall of the Berlin Wall…
What Is Private Revelation?
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Kristen Van Uden joins the podcast…
The Pronoun Ritual
Last fall, when I took my daughter to her college orientation, all new students had been issued…
Why I Don’t Observe Halloween
Well, that must be a fun birthday to have!” the DMV clerk exclaimed when I went to…
Tolstoy’s Moments Beyond the Clock
Before the museum and before the printing press, works of art were meant not to represent, but…
Aquinas at the Council
The aftermath of the Second Vatican Council, which opened sixty years ago on October 11, 1962, has…
