I appreciated Matthew Burdette’s insights into “Progressive Supersessionism” (October 2024), drawing out continuities between today’s anti-theological progressive claim to supersede traditional religion and culture and that movement’s forebear, a theological liberal Protestant claim that . . . . Continue Reading »
In his book God, Philosophy, Universities, Alasdair MacIntyre argues that “neither the university nor philosophy is any longer seen as engaging the questions” of “plain persons.” These questions include: “What is our place in the order of things? Of what powers in the natural and . . . . Continue Reading »
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 »
Mid-century Ireland was so much more than the poor, priest-ridden, censorship-stifled, philistinic wasteland that Neil Jordan describes. Continue Reading »
Check all the boxes, then chuck it all aside at forty to follow your muse. Play by the rules and win, only to decide that you don’t want the prize. Most of the rebellions were minor. The devoted housewife informed her husband that she would not be cooking dinner for the family on Tuesday and . . . . Continue Reading »
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky examines life's meaning in his work, but only once depicts a vindication of man's striving for the eternal. Continue Reading »
David Baird joins the podcast to discuss the new book Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List. Continue Reading »
The Big Lebowski and its kind normalized marijuana in our culture. Continue Reading »
Marlene Dietrich's life is a parable about growing old and being famous. Continue Reading »
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