October 2022
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A Christian Defense of American Empire
There was a time when many people, at least in Europe, thought that empire was a good…
How Modernity Swallowed Islamism
The Middle East was ahead of its time—and certainly ahead of the West—on at least one thing:…
Liberalism and Double Standards
Consistency is a basic principle of justice, and one important form of criticism is the exposure of…
The Morality of a Strategy of Denial
America’s foreign policy needs to reorient. In my book The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an…
The Work of Mourning
In a significant essay entitled “Mourning and Melancholia,” Freud wrote of “the work of mourning,” meaning the…
American Nightmare
Late at night, after the dishes have all been cleared and the kids put to bed, most…
Crimes in the Name of Freedom
Of the several monks who taught us English, Father Allen was the easiest to relate to. Father…
Letters
Affirmative Action Russell A. Berman’s essay (“State of Emergency,” June/July) about our nation’s instability in various areas…
New Faith
When I was twenty-four, I spent several weeks sleeping on the floor of the Brussels Salvation Army,…
The Last Lambeth Conference
July’s was probably the last recognizable assembly of the Lambeth Conference we shall see in this generation…
The Rise of Femcel Noir
Myth, legend, and the Bible all warn of the dangers of looking where we ought not. Those…
A Cloak of Fiction
Either/Orby elif batumanpenguin, 368 pages, $27 Flannery O’Connor argued that the separation of matter and spirit, nature…
Briefly Noted — 10/22
Fully Alive: The Apocalyptic Humanism of Karl Barthby stanley hauerwasuniversity of virginia, 218 pages, $29.50 At a…
Cannabusiness Goes to Pot
Can Legal Weed Win?: The Blunt Realities of Cannabis Economicsby robin goldstein and daniel sumneruniversity of california,…
Lupine Lessons
The Rise of Wolf 8:Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone’s Underdogby rick mcintyregreystone books, 304 pages, $26.90 The…
The Being of God
The Trinity:On the Nature and Mystery of the One Godby thomas joseph whitecatholic university of america, 734…
Theology for the Long Haul
Healing Fractures in Contemporary Theologyby tracey rowland and peter john mcgregorcascade books, 302 pages, $37 Richard Malone,…
The Ghost
The decision not to have a third child,made so soon after the birth of our second,launched us…
The Light Inside the Darkness
At the confluence of the Delawareand the Little Delaware I fishedwithout result. I cast my lure timeafter…
