Empires in Eclipse
by Francis X. MaierAmerica's complete annihilation by China might be inevitable. Continue Reading »
Aroused Consciences Changing History
by George WeigelWhile many causal factors shaped what we know as the Revolution of 1989, the indispensable factor determining when the revolution happened, and how it happened, was John Paul II. Continue Reading »
Charlotte’s Web Revisited
by Alexander RileyThe central theme of Charlotte's Web is death. Continue Reading »
CONVICTED!
by Mark BauerleinSohrab Ahmari joins the podcast to discuss his recent Compact article “Alvin Bragg’s Anti-Democracy Verdict.” Continue Reading »
To Desire Like a Little Child
by Colin RedemerTrevor Merrill, in his delightful novel, asks what it would take for underground men to mature into surface dwellers. Continue Reading »
Dignitas Infinita Is a Muddled Failure
by Mark ShiffmanDignitas Infinita's weakness as a magisterial document is that it is insufficiently clarifying to serve as a teaching. Continue Reading »
Faithful and Invisible
by Robert A. SiricoOn December 18, 2023, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the declaration Fiducia Supplicans, which granted permission for Catholic priests to bestow blessings upon couples in “irregular situations” and same-sex couples. Discussions surrounding the meaning and implications of . . . . Continue Reading »
The New Midlife Crisis
by Matthew SchmitzCheck 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 »
Hope for the Organization Kid
by Joshua P. HochschildTwenty-three years ago, David Brooks published in The Atlantic a long essay based on interviews with Princeton undergraduates. He found the students busy: overscheduled, achievement-oriented models of meritocratic success. They were “extraordinarily bright, morally earnest, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Renewing the Covenant
by Liel LeibovitzGood news, fellow Americans: It’s civil war time! The violence, praise the Lord, unfurls exclusively on the silver screen, where the tortured protagonists of Alex Garland’s new blockbuster—unimprovably named Civil War—watch America being torn apart in a hail of bullets. Who’s . . . . Continue Reading »
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