A Restless Mind, In Search of Truth

by Paul Seaton

Peter Augustine Lawler died on May 23 at the relatively young age of 65, but he died in the hope of the Risen One and lives on in the lives he touched. Continue Reading »

30 May 2017

The Art of Verbal Jousting

by Dale M. Coulter

This art of verbal jousting does not fit in the postmodern world, so concerned with providing safe spaces. Continue Reading »

25 May 2017

The War on Tenure

by Jennifer A. Frey

Academic freedom is the freedom to pursue truth in good faith, unimpeded by fear of dismissal by those who wield power. Now it is under threat.
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23 May 2017

Why Read Great Books?

by David Randall

Reading Great Books in the language of left-wing pedagogy only subordinates them to progressive goals.
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18 Apr 2017

A Springtime of Hope for Catholic Education

by K. E. Colombini

Recent announcements out of two Catholic colleges appear to provide both good news and bad news about the state of Catholic higher education. But even in the bad news, one can find reasons for hope. Continue Reading »

11 Apr 2017

Send Your Children to Middlebury College

by Robert P. George

Our motto is “a little learning (or even thinking) is a dangerous thing.” Continue Reading »

17 Mar 2017

The Right to Be Yourself?

by Douglas Farrow

If authentic naming or identifying is a strictly private, self-governed enterprise, what is there that is truly public? If my public persona is entirely under my control, and if I can die to my old self and rise to my new self any time I choose and in whatever manner I choose, and if indeed I am not to be burdened by my old “dead” name, as the Dean of Law says, in what sense is my persona public? Continue Reading »

9 Mar 2017

Yale’s Accidental Tribute to John C. Calhoun

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

John C. Calhoun, in being removed, was awarded an odd sort of honor: His ideas were treated as relevant and dangerous. Continue Reading »

17 Feb 2017

Letter to 
a Campus Activist

by Vincent Lloyd

You appear confident, but are unsure. You appear angry, but are afraid. You appear righteous, but are morally adrift. You are a college student, and showing confidence, anger, and righteousness is part of coming of age. This is not a period of exploration, as the authorities in your life . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2017

First Things, the Live Option

by Connor Grubaugh

For me, First Things was more than a political journal. It was a field guide to the ideological chaos that I encountered every day on campus. Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2016