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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…
Has Houellebecq Found a Happy Ending?
Annihilation: A Novel by michel houellebecq translated by shaun whiteside farrar, straus and giroux, 540 pages, $30…
One Cheer for Hollywood
Back in the misty recesses of time—2020—the Los Angeles Times announced that newly-elected President Biden would remake…
Finding Hope at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Seminary
My visit to St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Seminary in South Canaan, Pennsylvania, was a long time coming. For…
Indifference Is Irresponsible
I can understand why many Americans seem dispirited about world affairs. Things are indeed a mess. What…
Calling All Aspiring Classical Teachers
In 1989, Teach for America (TFA) started with a winning idea: recruit elite college seniors to teach…
German “Synodality” and the World Church
In a recent interview with The Pillar, Dr. Frank Ronge, a veteran German Catholic bureaucrat who coordinates…
Machine
The American modernist poet E. E. Cummings ended up as a somewhat lonely, politically conservative Unitarian. It…
