I've been immersed in Shakespeare's King Lear, but not solely as a text on a page. I'm acting in a production of the play here in New York City, playing the King of France and the Servant who stands up to Cornwall in the famous eye-gouging scene. Continue Reading »
First Things contributor Gerald McDermott's most personal book to date. Continue Reading »
The season of Advent reminds Christians that uncreated nature grounds, heals, and elevates created nature, which marks the foundational principle of the city of God. Advent has a politics within it.
Although traditional conservatism has been on the winning side in recent political contests, it has been a junior partner in a larger project: the revival of nationalism. Continue Reading »
While progressives are happy to recognize this or that identity, provided that doing so demonstrates their pluralistic instincts, in truth the divisions among these “aggrieved groups” only conduce to centralization. Continue Reading »
Tony Esolen's love of poetry reminds me of my own love of history, and of why both are important. Continue Reading »
Search Party has received praise for its performances and cutting wit. But the series succeeds because it goes beyond generational caricature and hipster-bashing and lays bare an aching human need for narrative and connection Continue Reading »
The First Things Podcast, Episode 18. Featuring: Dictators and dictionaries. Continue Reading »
Titles we nixed, including: Can’t Buy Me Heresy, Down With Reality, and How Would Jesus Protest? Continue Reading »
My only goal was to select the candidate who would be most subject to the constraints of power under our constitutional system. Continue Reading »
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