Voting in Fear and Trembling

by Russell E. Saltzman

My only goal was to select the candidate who would be most subject to the constraints of power under our constitutional system. Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2016 0

How to Mark the Death of a Devil?

by K. E. Colombini

Perhaps now, with the death of a sinner, the country may turn from his evil ways—and find life instead. Continue Reading »

29 Nov 2016 0

The Travails of Lieutenant Marty

by Carl R. Trueman

A U.S. military handbook shows that the transgender issue is not about bathrooms. It is about the triumph of Psychological Man and the comprehensive reconstruction of the world on that basis. Continue Reading »

29 Nov 2016 0

Every Campus Has a Safe Space Already

by Mark Bauerlein

It’s called the chapel. Continue Reading »

21 Nov 2016 0

Dressing for Others

by Br. Michael Baggot

No matter the reaction or the summer heat, I have never regretted wearing clerical garb publicly. Continue Reading »

17 Aug 2016 0

A Necessary, Neglected Conversation

by Jordan Zajac

“It is undeniable that religion informs public life, and we need to regain a sense of the ways in which this dynamic operates.” I scribbled these words in my Moleskine. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2016 0

First Things, a Lifeline

by R. R. Reno

Ideas have consequences. They are also vehicles of truth, and of uplift. Continue Reading »

8 Jun 2016 0

Shying Away from Mercy

by Stephanos Bibas

Though mercy is a Christian virtue, our post-Christian society shies away from relying on it. Lenient criminal sentences, pardons, and debt forgiveness all seem to undercut the demands of justice and public safety. We now speak the language of rights, instead of mercy, to justify helping the needy. Social programs have displaced Christian charity, and generic ­do-gooder benevolence has sup­planted mercy.
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2 Feb 2016 0

Civil Society, Church, and State

by David T. Koyzis

Civil society does not represent an effort to “fix” something, whether it be the overweening state or the corrosive market. To think that it does is to miss the point.
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15 Oct 2015 0

Public Morality’s Last Stop

by Collin Garbarino

Why did a British fund manager receive such a stiff penalty for failing to pay for his train tickets? Are we compensating for a truncated understanding of integrity? Continue Reading »

18 Dec 2014 0