Philip Pilkington on The Dead End of the New Left

by R. R. Reno

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Philip Pilkington to talk about his article, “The Dead End of the New Left,” from the December 2022 issue. Continue Reading »

27 Dec 2022

Witchcraft on the World’s Edge

by Francis Young

Yet in a modern world when all certainties were overturned—doubt and fear chipped away at people’s better instincts. As Malcolm Gaskill puts it, “As life grew stranger, people became more open to strange ideas.” Continue Reading »

26 Dec 2022

A Year of Reading: 2022, Part 1

by John Wilson

This doesn’t purport to be a list of the “best” books of the year; rather, these are the ones from a year of reading that most readily come to mind.  Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2022

Identity Politics on the Right

by Carl R. Trueman

It is clear that identity politics has a home on the reactionary right just as it does on the progressive left. This is no real surprise: In a world where everything has become politicized, it was bound to come to pass. Continue Reading »

8 Dec 2022

Why the Rationalist Religion Failed in America

by Mark Movsesian

Rationalist religions never took root in America, as Leigh Eric Schmidt's new book demonstrates.  Continue Reading »

7 Dec 2022

David French and the Future of Orthodox Protestantism

by Carl R. Trueman

I welcome the clarity of David French’s stand on the Respect for Marriage Act even as I disagree with him. Continue Reading »

25 Nov 2022

The Decade of Misremembering

by Jacob Phillips

Chuck Klosterman's new book shows how the emergence of the internet has altered our cultural remembrance of the '90s. Continue Reading »

8 Nov 2022

A More Perfect Mediocracy

by Liel Leibovitz

One of the most spiritually meaningful journeys of my life involved the quest for a desperately needed cup of coffee. My wife and I were in Italy to attend a friend’s wedding, and because neither of us paid particular attention to small and insignificant details like itineraries or hotel checkout . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2022

What to Read During the MLB Playoffs

by John Wilson

Here are a few hidden gems about baseball to enrich your fervor for the game.  Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2022

Why Did American Lawyers Abandon Natural Law?

by William H. Rooney

Stuart Banner's recent book does little to shed light on the current debate on whether natural law should have a role in any of the three branches of American government Continue Reading »

6 Oct 2022