Paradise in Savannah

by Mark Bauerlein

I can hardly imagine a more utopian time for a young intellectual, a reader of Great Books. Continue Reading »

2 May 2023

Culture of Fragility

by Simone M. Sepe

I bear a moral responsibility to uphold the truth and potentially disturb the comfort of those around me. Continue Reading »

2 May 2023

Being Real

by Sarah Soltis

The Christian vision of reality requires that we reject both our culture’s false surrender to algorithms and attempts at self-creation. Continue Reading »

1 May 2023

Music in the Death Camps

by Peter J. Leithart

Does music weaken us? Does it enslave us? Were music and death companions from the very beginning? Continue Reading »

28 Apr 2023

Dennis Prager’s Troubling Defense of Pornography

by Carl R. Trueman

If you see pornography as morally neutral and consider its moral value to be found in the way it is used rather than in the acts it involves, you are complicit in the desecration of the human form and in the erasure of what it means to be human.  Continue Reading »

28 Apr 2023

Matthew Schmitz on How Gay Marriage Changed America

by R. R. Reno

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Matthew Schmitz to talk about his article, “How Gay Marriage Changed America,” from the April 2023 issue. Continue Reading »

27 Apr 2023

Samurai Nationalism

by Jarrett Stepman

A nation that understands itself—especially its virtues—can adapt without losing its distinctiveness. Continue Reading »

27 Apr 2023

The Best of Times

by R. R. Reno

In the worst of times, First Things writers, readers, and supporters are blessed with the best of times. Continue Reading »

27 Apr 2023

The Catholic Crisis Over “Us”

by George Weigel

Are we experiencing the third great crisis of the Catholic Church? Continue Reading »

26 Apr 2023

The Conservative Christian Case for Single-Payer Healthcare

by Matthew Loftus

Accompanied by a conservative revolution against the modern spirit, and a Christian revolution in care that zealously defends our mutual obligations to one another, we can use the resources of the state for the prudent care of our created flesh. Continue Reading »

25 Apr 2023