Cultural Influence, Political Decline
by Dan HitchensThe Christian nationalism panic ignores the terrain where Christianity actually is advancing. Continue Reading »
On Forthcoming Books
by John WilsonIt’s hard not to feel a certain weariness of spirit at the prospect of yet another best new books list. Continue Reading »
When Was Baseball’s Golden Age?
by George WeigelEach era in Baseball has its issues, be that the infamous “color line” before 1947, careers interrupted by military service in World War II, or the steroid plague that warped the record books. Continue Reading »
Good News from an Independent Bookshop
by John Byron KuhnerOur customers want tried-and-true classics. They know there is a whole world of great literature to explore, and they’d like to start sooner rather than later. Continue Reading »
The Super-Ego, Digitized
by Mark BauerleinMark Edmundson joins in to discuss his new book The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World. Continue Reading »
Winners of the Inaugural First Things Poetry Prize
by Micah MattixOne of the judges called the winner a “sonically and symbolically” rich poem that investigates both “predatory sight and visionary insight” in the figure of owls at night. Continue Reading »
What a Murder Says About a Life
by Mark BauerleinJ. Warner Wallace joins in to discuss his new book The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life. Continue Reading »
Lessons from Beer Halls
by Mark PerkinsEvery school can make beauty a higher priority, and those that can build genuine landmarks should do so.
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Our Newest American Monument Is a Masterpiece
by Gerald P. BoersmaSabin Howard’s masterpiece will insist—with new stridence appropriate to our forgetful age—“We will remember.”
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Reality Is Strange
by Francis YoungEven once we have affirmed that the “impossible” happens, our interpretations of it will continue to differ in fundamental ways. Continue Reading »
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