Love and Awe
by Cole S. AronsonLove can purify awe of both an impulse toward paralysis and an impulse toward self-hatred. Continue Reading »
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Currency and the Common Good
by Peter J. LeithartCurrency is an index of our need for one another, but can pose a danger to the polis when it becomes an object of desire in itself. Continue Reading »
The Good of Politics
by Matthew D. WrightA review of Jake Meador's In Search of the Common Good: Christian Fidelity in a Fractured World. Continue Reading »
Heroism and Priesthood, Dachau and Amazonia
by George WeigelThe story of Blessed Karl Leisner is an inspiration to all priests. Continue Reading »
Big Addiction
by Jon SchweppeSocial media traps users in patterns of addictive behavior; like gambling, cigarettes, and alcohol, it needs to be regulated. Continue Reading »
The Fertility Trap
by Brevin AndersonA review of John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker's Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline.
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Why We Read Memoirs
by John WilsonWe read memoirs to understand, and write them to be understood. Continue Reading »
How Not to Restore American Industry
by David P. GoldmanSenator Josh Hawley's “Competitive Dollar and Prosperity Act” will do nothing to help industrial employment, but it might do a good deal of harm. Continue Reading »
The Spirit of Speech
by Cole S. AronsonSpeech, especially vows, allows man to follow in the ways of God by creating something out of nothing. Continue Reading »
Extraordinary Coincidence, Contemporary Lesson
by George WeigelPope John Paul II's Victory Square homily symbolizes a Catholic and Polish triumph over years of attempted Russification. Continue Reading »
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