Every Inch A King
by Peter J. LeithartKing Lear is a political play, a drama of kingship. In Lear as in his English history plays, Shakespeare explores what happens when a world loses the political rituals that once ordered it. Continue Reading »
On Not Buying into the Mythology of “Prestige” Universities
by George WeigelSmall, religiously-affiliated liberal arts colleges do a far better job of preparing the minds and souls of students than the Ivies. Continue Reading »
What’s Inside Her Head?
by Mark BauerleinAlzheimer’s provides a glimpse into eternity, when all of our souls will stand alone before God. Continue Reading »
A Catholic Gentleman Behind the Plate
by George WeigelBill Freehan, who died last August, was a Catholic gentleman and a great ballplayer. Continue Reading »
Mytho-History in Genesis
by William Lane CraigWilliam Lane Craig defends his reading of Genesis against its critics. Continue Reading »
Doubts About William Lane Craig’s Creation Account
by Peter J. LeithartIt’s doubtful that Craig’s minimalist creation account can nourish the Evangelical imagination or sustain Christian orthodoxy. Continue Reading »
Roe Will Go
by Robert P. GeorgeLet me offer a prediction, free of any face-saving hedge: Next year, the Supreme Court will hold that there is no constitutional right to elective abortions. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case pending before the court, it will return the issue to the states for the . . . . Continue Reading »
My Confessions
by Joshua T. KatzA few years ago, in the middle of the journey of life—in modern terms, having a midlife crisis—I read St. Augustine’s Confessions for the first time since I was eighteen. I’d loved the work when I was young, but in what was hardly an original discovery, I found that I . . . . Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousMark Bauerlein’s account of the English department’s decline in “Truth, Reading, Decadence” (June/July) makes for good reading. It is true to my experience in the field of literary study and helps give the tragedy our discipline has undergone intelligible structure. For those unfamiliar with . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert George on Overturning Roe
by R. R. RenoLegal scholar Robert George joins R. R. Reno to discuss the odds of Roe being struck down. Continue Reading »
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