October 2017
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In Praise of Borders
Borders are a substitute used by less fortunate lands for the sea and the mountains behind which…
A Less Corrupt Term
In these unusually turbulent times for the presidency and Congress, the Supreme Court’s latest term stands out…
Empathy is Not Charity
Martin Scorsese’s recent film Silence, like the historical novel by Shūsaku Endō on which it is based,…
The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism
The recent passing of Michael Novak prompted me to take up his masterpiece once again. I first…
The Splendor of Truth in 2017
There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just…
Briefly Noted
Luther and His Progeny: 500 Years of Protestantism and Its Consequences for Church, State, and Society edited…
The Iron Law of Shortsightedness
Climate activists argue that the effects of climate change are too immense to be remedied by individual…
Reading is Believing
I’ve been tracking youth reading habits and test scores for a long time, but I’ve never asked…
9.5 Theses
In this 500th anniversary year of the Reformation, there are countless angles from which to think about…
Remembering Peter Berger
Peter Berger, who died on June 27 at age eighty-eight, ranked among the most distinguished sociological thinkers…
The Death of Eros
Something strange is going on in America’s bedrooms. In a recent issue of Archives of Sexual Behavior,…
Letters
SACRAMENTS, NOT SWEETS James Zacchaeus’s story (“Thanks for Everything, Pope Francis,” June/July) is a testimony to what…
Catholic America
Continental Ambitions: Roman Catholics in North Americaby kevin starrignatius, 675 pages, $34.95 In The Good Shepherd, the…
An Integralist Manifesto
Before Church and State: A Study of Social Order in the Sacramental Kingdom of St. Louis IXby…
Waugh on the Merits
Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisitedby philip eadehenry holt, 432 pages, $32 Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh was…
The Necessity of Judgment
Montaigne: A Lifeby philippe desantranslated by steven rendall and lisa nealprinceton, 832 pages, $39.95 When faced with…
Autumn Road
I follow the clean-edged macadam northTo catch the train. The maples lining bothSides hang with leaves turned…
Academic Dishonesty Policy
Don’t borrow another’s thoughtwithout citation. Don’t filchanother writer’s diction,assuming I’m deaf to styleand tone—elements I teach.Remember, if…
