The Editors

George Weigel suggests reforming the College of Cardinals : As configured on February 28 (when Benedict XVI’s abdication took effect), the College was a somewhat strange electorate, albeit one that produced a striking result. Almost 20 percent of its members were retired. Only eight . . . . Continue Reading »

James R. Rogers enumerates the costs and benefits of economic globalization : The source of increasing inequality in the U.S. also can be a source of decreasing inequality in less-developed countries as workers earn more and capital earns less. This complicates the morality of policies that seek to . . . . Continue Reading »

William Doino Jr. profiles basketball scout Tom Konchalski : Faith and athletics, Konchalski says, both “encourage discipline, sacrifice, and the pursuit of excellence.” Both draw clear boundaries, and those who act selfishly and transgress settled rules suffer the consequences. And no . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter Leithart describes Rupert Sheldrake’s eccentric ideas : Scientists and non-scientists frequently equate the materialist worldview with science itself, but Sheldrake argues that much of our everyday experience, not to mention recent scientific research, points in the opposite direction. . . . . Continue Reading »

Sarah Degner Riveros argues that pro-lifers must learn to talk about rape : An inability to discuss rape is a particular problem for the pro-life movement. Instead of listening to survivors and believing them, pro-lifers sometimes make the argument that rape studies overestimate the prevalence of . . . . Continue Reading »

George Weigel on Pope Francis’ view of poverty : Here, the Holy Father took the opportunity to explain, once again, his choice of papal name, while using that exercise to make two important points.  Stressing the Church’s care for, and work with, the poor throughout the world, the . . . . Continue Reading »

Dawn LaValle on Terrence Malick’s latest film : To the Wonder  startles us into realizing that the world is shot though, positively charged, with presence. Whether that presence is fructifying love or slinking destruction stands as an accusing question throughout the film. The most . . . . Continue Reading »

R. R. Reno on conservatism and gay marriage : Redefinition of marriage to allow same-sex unions undermines the proper separation of cultural and governmental power that is so important for a liberal regime. Marriage is an institution as fundamental as religion and morality. It is more primitive and . . . . Continue Reading »

Micah Mattix analyzes the first line of The Wasteland : Eliot’s “April is the cruellest month” is not so much about his conflicted response to spring (rooted in some forgotten childhood trauma) or about creating a linguistic puzzle to help us develop our skills of attention but about . . . . Continue Reading »

Anna Williams on Romeo and Juliet : Alyssa Rosenberg argues on  Slate  that  Romeo and Juliet  “is full of terrible, deeply childish ideas about love.” She’s quite right . . . because that’s the point of the play. Reading the text, instead of . . . . Continue Reading »