Uncovering Carnage
by Connor GrubaughEnding the devastation wrought by opioids in American communities requires us to acknowledge that the crisis exists. Continue Reading »
Keep the Mighty from the Small
by Matthew SchmitzAnna Stubblefield had dedicated much of her career to advocating for the “radical inclusion” of disabled persons—and given her principles, rape was the only way to do it. Continue Reading »
What We've Been Reading—3.31.17
by EditorsAlexi Sargeant: I read Brian Tinsman’s The Game Inventor's Guidebook, a how-to for aspiring game designers, including lots of insider stories from the board game industry. Continue Reading »
Suburban Coercion
by The Editors The First Things Podcast, Episode 26. Featuring: FX’s The Americans, and John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
The Evolving American Constitution: Change Without Amendment
by David T. KoyzisThere is a case to be made that the British and American constitutions are not that different after all. Continue Reading »
Charles Taylor and the Communion of the Saints
by Dale M. CoulterTaylor’s prescription for our secular age remains connected to his reading of Christian tradition, in particular his understanding of the communion of the saints. Continue Reading »
The Bible and Colonial America
by Glenn MootsMark Noll’s reliance on a reductive caricature of Protestant political theology causes him to give a false impression of how most colonial American Protestants deployed sacred and secular sources in their political thought. Continue Reading »
Send Your Children to Middlebury College
by Robert P. GeorgeOur motto is “a little learning (or even thinking) is a dangerous thing.” Continue Reading »
Christ in the Desert
by J. D. FlynnOn Saturday, I watched good friends carry a miniature white casket up the aisle of our parish church, to be laid before the altar for a funeral Mass. My friends have entered the season of Lent in a profound way. Continue Reading »
Rabbi Objects to Pope Francis’s Anti-Jewish Rhetoric
by Matthew SchmitzPope Francis frequently insults his Catholic critics by using anti-Jewish rhetoric. As it turns out, not all Jews are pleased with this. Continue Reading »
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