Parsing the “T”

by George Weigel

Like the rest of the “LGBT” phenomenon, the transgender movement has become thoroughly politicized, even weaponized. Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2018

Lent at Planned Parenthood

by Charlotte Allen

A few days ago, I joined a group of people praying outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading »

5 Mar 2018

Poland’s Baby Bump

by Lyman Stone

Since implementing a financial plan intended to boost the country's fertility rate, Poland has seen a small rise in births.  Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2018

Your Mind Uploaded in a Computer Would Not Be You

by Wesley J. Smith

Visionaries in Silicon Valley hope to defeat death by uploading human minds to computers.  Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2018

Reince Priebus and the GOP’s Moral Disaster

by Pete Spiliakos

If we want to assess how the GOP and CPAC took such a fall, we should apportion some of the blame to RNC chairman Reince Priebus. Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2018

The Anti-Christian Alt-Right

by Matthew Rose

As you may know, many young conservatives have left Christianity,” the message begins. “Although I was raised Catholic, I too am leaving Catholicism, as I believe it is no longer a healthy religion.” The young man’s name is Dan, and he explains why he is apostatizing. “The Church has . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2018

Utopian Temptation

by Timothy Fuller

Why Liberalism Failedby patrick j. deneenyale, 248 pages, $30 Patrick Deneen asserts that liberalism has failed. He also asserts (in a recent article) that “the exceedingly narrow victory of Donald Trump may be understood as the last gasp of a dying conservatism that has been destroyed by American . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2018

Sacred Sociology

by Richard Spady

The Sacred Project of American Sociologyby christian smithoxford, 224 pages, $28.95 Things wouldn’t be so bad if the sacred project of American sociology were just the sacred project of American sociology. Allowances are made for sociologists. The problem is that all the human sciences as . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2018

End-Times Anxiety

by R. R. Reno

An atmosphere of crisis envelops us. Political commentary has become hysterical, not just on clickbait Internet platforms, but also in prestige journals and newspapers. Authoritarian, fascist, neo-Nazi, white nationalist, neo-Bolshevik—these terms are being used liberally today. After penning . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2018

Political Supersessionism

by Robert Benne

Last spring I attended a conference at the newly established St. Olaf Institute for Freedom and Community, which is dedicated to “free inquiry and meaningful debate of important political and social issues.” The institute invited four professors to talk about religious conflict: a well-known . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2018