Thanksgiving and American Audacity
by Bradley J. BirzerThough George Washington declared a day of thanksgiving in 1789, it did not become an annual American holiday until the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Continue Reading »
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The Things That Are Above
by Carl R. TruemanIn the age of so many immanent imperatives, how can Christians in general, and church leaders in particular, realign their priorities with those of the New Testament? Continue Reading »
An Open Letter to JD Vance
by George WeigelI would like to ask you, as one Catholic and one patriot to another, to rethink your position on the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine. Continue Reading »
Bathrooms Are Not the Real Battlefield
by R. R. RenoUnrelenting pressure for “acceptance” will continue. Continue Reading »
The Undoing of Justin Trudeau
by Howard AnglinThe dire results are undeniable and his charm has curdled to smarm. Continue Reading »
Assisted Suicide and the Politics of Fear
by Dan HitchensBoth sides have appealed to competing terrors. Continue Reading »
The Seven Sins Against the Holy Spirit: A Synodal Tragedy
by Gerhard Cardinal MüllerAnyone who really wants to hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church will not rely on spiritualistic inspirations and woke-ideological platitudes. Continue Reading »
Red Menace
by Peter J. LeithartOnce granted unchallenged supremacy, a GOP establishment is every bit as entrenched, every bit as self-protective, as every other establishment. Continue Reading »
This Is a Dangerous Moment for the U.S. Pro-Life Movement
by Calum MillerRight-wing parties have little incentive to move to, or stay on, the right when they can count on conservatives to vote for them as the “lesser of two evils.” Continue Reading »
How to Fix Our Broken Dating Culture
by Leah Libresco SargeantAmerican pro-natalists need to bushwhack a better path to marriage if we want to help people have children. Continue Reading »
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