Congratulations on 35 years of exemplary cultural leadership. A responsible, discerning critic builds culture by extolling the good, the excellent, the beautiful, and the true, as well as by censuring the corrupt, the base, the ugly, and the trivial. Since its founding in 1982, The New Criterion . . . . Continue Reading »
The choice of clothing is a form of social communication, by which one can (for better or worse) say something about the order of one’s life. Continue Reading »
There will come a time when spiritual priorities diverge from political platforms. Sometimes our job is simply to keep and cultivate the light for those darker days when society has truly gone to the dogs. Continue Reading »
First Things presents an interview by Mark Bauerlein with legal scholar Mark Movsesian, on the topic of church-state relations—the state of play, and the future. Watch the video here or read the transcript provided below. Continue Reading »
The selfish sexual reductionism of the “ethical non-monogamy community” is anything but positive in its attitude to sex. Continue Reading »
We were among those mourning a tragic loss. Yet, as we sought to comfort them, we recognized that they were filled with hope because Jesus was still in their midst. Continue Reading »
A father knows he should be at times severe and at times merciful, if he wants to educate his son and accompany him toward full human and Christian maturity. Continue Reading »
A Lutheran pastor on why we are all, whether we know it or not, “Marian” Christians. Continue Reading »
Kingsley Amis once said, “If it doesn't begin with ‘A shot rang out,' I don't want to read it.”
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Man and woman are not equal. He owes what he is to her. That is hardly her only power, but it is among her most formidable. Continue Reading »
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