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The Things That Are Above
The 2024 U.S. election season proved a time of revelation for the Church. A remarkable and worrying…
The Undoing of Justin Trudeau
For a brief moment, the re-election of Donald Trump must have given the unpopular Canadian prime minister,…
Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Charles Taylor joins in to…
Low Church Atheism
The heyday of “New Atheism” around 2009 or 2010 featured a strain of millennial humor that has…
Liberalism and Civic Virtue
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. F. H. Buckley joins in…
Taylor Ends the Gender Wars
In this episode, First Things Patricia Snow joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk…
Taking the Risk of Freedom
Thirty-five years ago, the son of a great historian helped make history when he asked the question…
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #11
As Synod-2024 limps toward the finish line, with everyone experiencing Synod Exhaustion Syndrome—the exceptions being the indefatigable…
Anxiety: A Philosophical Problem
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Samir Chopra joins in…
The End of the Age of Hitler
A century ago, the most potent moral figure in the West was Jesus Christ. Believers and unbelievers…
Overcoming the Sixties
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Timothy S. Goeglein joins…
Joker: Folie à Deux and the Anxiety of Authenticity
The modern emphasis on individual identity hinges on the concept of authenticity. Today, we see people attempt…
LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #9
The Synod and the War Against Veritatis Splendor by George Weigel Although the progressive theologians’ guild imagines…
One Cheer for Hollywood
Back in the misty recesses of time—2020—the Los Angeles Times announced that newly-elected President Biden would remake…
Has Houellebecq Found a Happy Ending?
Annihilation: A Novel by michel houellebecq translated by shaun whiteside farrar, straus and giroux, 540 pages, $30…
