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Van Gogh’s God
As I wound my way through the immersive Beyond Van Gogh exhibit at the Birmingham Jefferson County…
A Politics of Home
As Ortega y Gasset pointed out in Revolt of the Masses (1929), when people lose all trust…
A Protestant Theology of the Body
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. John Kleinig joins the podcast…
Why Preaching Is Central to Priesthood
The following is based on remarks given at the Eighth Day Institute’s banquet commemorating the life and…
Jesus the Carpenter
My husband and I recently left the city after a lifetime on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Following…
Christmas at the Top of the World
Shortly before Christmas, I received a phone call from the office of the Air Force Chief of…
A Children’s Book for Our Time
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Matthew Mehan joins the podcast…
Women of Valor and the Pro-life Cause
I first met Erika Bachiochi—then Erika Schubert—in July 1998, when she was my student in the Tertio…
Wilfred McClay on Historical Memory
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Wilfred McClay to talk about his article from the January…
A Rallying Point
I first came across First Things at a busy airport newsstand. I was looking for something to alleviate…
The Politics of Scapegoating
The Dying Citizen:How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of Americaby victor davis hansonbasic…
Mark Bauerlein on the Legacy of Lincoln
Editor R. R. Reno talks to contributing editor Mark Bauerlein about his article “A Less Perfect Union,”…
The Art of Gentlemanliness
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. S.K. Baskerville joins the podcast…
From Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 to Beijing 2022
In July 2016, as we were sitting on the fantail of the Swiss sidewheeler Rhone while she…
St. Basil’s Guide to Cultural Appropriation
Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the European Renaissance was the profound harmony it achieved between the…
