December 2026
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Letters—December 2026
In “The Left Is Right About the Bible” (October 2026), Mark Bauerlein makes a strong case that…
After Disenchantment
What does the phrase “disenchantment of the world” mean? Disenchantment is easy to identify and even easier…
Seeking God, Finding the Devil
On the wedding night of his second marriage, August Strindberg (1849–1912), the Swedish writer, painter, polymath, and…
Nature’s God is Not Enough
In the Republic, Plato writes that unless liberated by philosophy, by the awakening of the divine part…
Tell the Stories of Your People
Fifteen centuries ago, in a land whose frontiers had collapsed, whose fields were overrun, and whose monarch…
Time to Ban AI Companions
Imagine a friend who is awake whenever you are, never grumpy, and always interested in what interests…
The Vatican and the Good of Judaism
Since the Second Vatican Council, Catholics have known that they can’t accuse Jews of “killing God.” But…
Immanuel Loyalty
I am not a particularly virtuous person, and I have squandered many gifts and hopes. But one thing…
Zionism for France
It is never a wise idea to write about historical events as they unfurl, but with much…
An Actual Conservative
Late in Barack Obama’s presidency, a bitter conflict broke out on the right. Conservative institutions that had…
Realism and Reunion
Ecumenism has, to put it mildly, stalled. Since the beginning of this century, efforts aimed at bringing…
Say It with Your Chest
Recent years have seen an explosion in a particular subgenre of sociopolitical commentary. Bonnie Kristian calls it…
Form vs. Monsters
The nature and aims of Catholic fiction have been a matter of debate for generations now. What…
Briefly Noted
Contrary to its titular claim, Joshua W. Brown’s Proving a Miracle does not prove that miracles can…
Does the West Have a Future?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a weighty speech in early October on the Acropolis in Athens,…
How to Train Your Elites
Democratic Socialists of America on the march. Angry MAGA voters. Shrill online extremism. Protesters who can’t name…
Will America Survive the Twenty-First Century?
Last year, the good folks at Canon Press asked me to contribute to a volume: Five Views…
While We’re At It
♦ Richard Nixon is back. JD Vance championed the thirty-seventh president when speaking at the Nixon Library in…
There Is a Season
This brutal winter, ice, and snow, / deer, once again, assault the holly, ...
James
Be slow to judge, love mercy, persevere, / and let the proud man take for first place…
