In the course of his seven-decade career, Clint Eastwood has come to be identified with a single striking proposition. Appearing as a hard-bitten detective, a nondescript pilot, or an aging boxing coach, he advances the claim that upholding a system—legal, mechanical, moral—will . . . . Continue Reading »
In this episode, Matthew Schmitz joins Rusty Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his article “Clint Eastwood's Law” from the October 2024 print edition of the magazine Continue Reading »
On June 2, 2024, protestors temporarily halted the Philly Pride Parade. They were not congregants of the Westboro Baptist Church or representatives of the Proud Boys but members of a group called Queers 4 Palestine. They held up a sign saying “No Pride in Genocide.” As . . . . Continue Reading »
I did a good bit of traveling in early June. Only in mid-month did I settle back into my regular routines, walking to work through midtown Manhattan with my miniature dachshund, Mabel. As I traversed the avenues, I noticed a striking fact: Pride flags are conspicuously absent. Yes, a large Pride . . . . Continue Reading »
During my first year in medical practice, some of the older doctors criticized me for not wearing a tie to the hospital. “What’s the point?” I shot back. “I just change into scrubs anyhow.” But it was 1989, and the older doctors made me fall into line. Around the same time, the hospital . . . . Continue Reading »
Amul Thapar joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The People's Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him. Continue Reading »
Thomas F. Powers joins the podcast to discuss his book American Multiculturalism and the Anti-Discrimination Regime. Continue Reading »
Does the Holy Father appreciate the extraordinary good that comes from U.S. Catholics? It seems no. Continue Reading »
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Matthew Schmitz to talk about his article, “How Gay Marriage Changed America,” from the April 2023 issue. Continue Reading »
Alex Zakaras joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Roots of American Individualism: Political Myth in the Age of Jackson. Continue Reading »
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