The Editors

Peter J. Leithart on Shakespeare for Lent : Lent is a time of renunciation and fasting, spiritual striving, self-examination, contrition, and penitence. It seems a grim and black season of self-accusation. But that’s all superficial. Lent is better understood as a season of Christian comedy. . . . . Continue Reading »

John Daniel Davidson notes another federal court has found fault with the contraception mandate : In its 2-1 ruling, the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals noted the company’s case was especially compelling because Grote is self-insured and there is no third-party insurance company . . . . Continue Reading »

Ashley Thorne on unbiasing American history : How do American colleges and universities teach American history? Conservatives may have a ready answer: poorly. But a ready answer can just as readily be deflected. At the National Association of Scholars (NAS) we decided to find out, as precisely as . . . . Continue Reading »

R.R. Reno on Benedict and the next pope : Ratzinger fought an intellectual battle for sanity in the long decade of theological insanity that followed the Council. When he was appointed as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith by John Paul II in 1981 he was no longer a young turk . . . . Continue Reading »

Russell D. Moore on an Evangelical’s perspective of Pope Benedict XVI : With Pope Benedict XVI’s shocking resignation this morning, Evangelical Christians might be tempted to see this the way a college football fan might view the departure of his rival team’s head coach. But the . . . . Continue Reading »

Wesley J. Smith on happy-face statism : For the last decade, some social scientists have been arguing that “happiness measurements” should replace or supplement established economic standards to judge a society’s “success.” Many environmentalists also support the idea as a . . . . Continue Reading »

Leroy Huizenga on banning contraception : “Ban Contraception?” the banner ad said, urging viewers to click it in order to tell Congress to “support women’s health!” The suggestion that cultural conservatives want to make birth control illegal is risible. Most social . . . . Continue Reading »

Justin Dyer on the legacy of Baker v. Nelson : In a pair of high-profile cases scheduled for oral argument in March, the Supreme Court of the United States will weigh in on the current political and legal debate about same-sex marriage. As novel as it all seems, the issue of same-sex marriage first . . . . Continue Reading »

Eleanor Pettus on a Bible that keeps us apart : It should come as no surprise to anyone that Protestants place a high value on Scripture. Examples of this attitude abound: the popular Awana program gives an award to second graders who have memorized 150 Bible verses. “Bible quizzing” . . . . Continue Reading »

William Doino Jr. on the Christian dreams of Roberto Clemente : When baseball legend Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash in 1972, on a mission of mercy to victims of a Nicaraguan earthquake, the world not only lost a great man, but someone with extraordinary dreams. Well before his passing, . . . . Continue Reading »