Why Trump Is Still Wildly Popular

by Peter J. Leithart

Christians support Trump the anti-scapegoat, for better or for worse, because he embodies a refusal to acquiesce. Continue Reading »

16 Feb 2024

Longing After the Fleshpots

by Luke Burgis

A society that lacks a teleology of desire also lacks normative, transcendent models of desire. “Few people want to be saints nowadays,” wrote René Girard, “but everybody is trying to lose weight.” Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2022

The Scapegoat

by Geoff Shullenberger

Not so long ago, liberal opinion was smitten with Silicon Valley’s “disruptive” agenda. Pundits, journalists, and officials all proclaimed the democratizing power of digital platforms, which they saw (­dubiously) as the force behind the Arab Spring. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton placed . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2022

Girard v. Genesis

by Peter J. Leithart

Over many decades and in voluminous writings, René Girard has elaborated a theory of sacrifice, scapegoating, and violence that purports to unveil things hidden from the foundations of the world. He has become a guru, not least to Christian theologians eager to formulate non-violent versions of . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Mar 2014