In the early 1880s, Henry James set out to write “a very American tale.” The result was The Bostonians, serialized in a magazine in 1885 and then published in a single volume in 1886. The novel features activist meetings, conversations sprinkled with references to the cause of women’s . . . . Continue Reading »
The Claremont Review of Books has granted First Things readers free access to Mark Bauerlein's latest essay. Continue Reading »
Featuring Abigail Rine Favale on her new book, Into the Deep. Continue Reading »
As the #MeToo movement has spread from the upper echelons of Hollywood to the halls of Congress, what has most struck me is the startling disconnect between the movement’s feverish sensitivity to sexual impropriety, on the one hand, and women’s eager embrace of our nation’s sex-drenched . . . . Continue Reading »
On election night, Tuesday, November 6, returns came in. There were wins and losses. My blood pressure rose and fell, exulting in victories and anguished in defeats. But morning came, and the evening’s ardor had drained away during the night’s sleep. More dispassionate, I mulled over a question . . . . Continue Reading »
The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture by heather mac donald st. martin’s, 288 pages, $28.99 There’s much talk about listening to women’s voices in the present moment, but I wonder if there is much room for heterodox . . . . Continue Reading »
A review of Rebecca Todd Peters's Trust Women: A Progressive Christian Argument for Reproductive Justice. Continue Reading »
Sexual love cannot be reduced to the simplistic categories of power, exploitation, and individual desire. Continue Reading »
The #MeToo movement is the bust to end the 1960s boom in sexual permissiveness. Continue Reading »
Aziz Ansari's date with “Grace” reveals that feminist propaganda has given women dangerous expectations for relationships. Continue Reading »
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