No Lobbyists, I Guess
by Carl R. TruemanThe Rachel Dolezal case raises obvious questions about identity but do not expect the bien pensants to bother answering them with any coherence. Continue Reading »
The Rachel Dolezal case raises obvious questions about identity but do not expect the bien pensants to bother answering them with any coherence. Continue Reading »
At almost every event we hold in the office of First Things, I end up speaking with a college student who expresses a deep gratitude for this magazine. I can relate.Throughout my undergraduate years, First Things provided a vantage point from which to understand the intellectual trends and fads that . . . . Continue Reading »
Do Not Speak Well of Randianism
David Mills, Ethika Politika
Civil Servants Have Rights Too. Government Should Respect Them.
Ryan T. Anderson, Daily Signal
The Godfather of Clickbait
John Cassidy, New Yorker
Are Conservatives Losing the Future?
Peter Wehner, Commentary
For a recent Thomist fest, I was required to read Lawrence Dewan, O.P.’s essay “The Important of Substance.” It’s a rich piece. His comparison between today’s pop-physicist-philosophers is particularly compelling, and his prescription seems right. Continue Reading »
It is surely time to abolish women's professional athletics. Continue Reading »
Democrats Shouldn't Endorse Suicide
Dr. Ira Byock, Politico
What John Milton and a Theme Park Can Teach You About Childhood
Anthony Esolen, Intercollegiate Review
Siberia's Surprisingly Australian Past
Helen Andrews, Quadrant
Calvin and Hobbes Embodied the Voice of a Lonely Child
Libby Hill, A.V. Club
Explainer: The Supreme Court's Ruling in the Abercrombie Hijab Case
Joe Carter, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
Why Christian Denominations Aren't Going Away
Trevin Wax, Religion News
The Gospel According To the ‘Nones'
Elizabeth Drescher, America
Has Preaching Changed Since the Early Church?
Peter Sanlon, 9Marks.org
A liberal Christian may be able to affirm that Jesus literally walked on the water or rose from the dead, yet he still retains the right as an individual to accept only that which supports his own experience of faith. Continue Reading »
Earlier this month the United States Postal Service honored Flannery O’Connor by placing her image, garlanded by peacock feathers, on a 93-cent postage stamp, the 30th stamp in their “literary arts” series. New York Times columnist Lawrence Downes has already chided the USPS for choosing an . . . . Continue Reading »
Whatever his motives, Putin has focused on the suffering of Christians as Christians, and that is something many leaders in the West are apparently reluctant to do. Continue Reading »