The HR-ification of the Public Square

by Samuel D. James

Kevin Williamson’s hire-and-fire is a symptom of a cultural sickness that goes beyond polarization. Continue Reading »

24 Apr 2018 0

Time Magazine Reinvents the Priesthood

by William Doino Jr.

In a recent story on the next generation of Catholic priests, Time magazine showed itself to be partisan and misinformed. Continue Reading »

3 Jul 2017 0

Tracing Church History through Old Newspapers

by K. E. Colombini

Browsing the Catholic News Archive, you’ll notice how much things have changed—and not always for the better. Continue Reading »

18 May 2017 0

Bret Stephens and the Climate Change Center

by John Murdock

Bret Stephens is playing it safe—not that this has stopped liberals from pillorying him. Continue Reading »

4 May 2017 0

Rural Revenge

by K. E. Colombini

Will the entertainment industry seek ways to placate (and profit from) viewers in that great swath of the country referred to as the heartland? Continue Reading »

26 Jan 2017 0

In Honor of an Uppity Nun

by Timothy George

On one of my first visits to Rome some years ago, I stepped into an elevator on my way to a meeting in the Vatican. I was greeted by a friendly cleric. “Where are you from?” he asked. “Birmingham, Alabama,” I replied. “Oh,” he said in a hushed tone, “do you know Mother Angelica?” I . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2016 0

On the Ground in Wheaton

by Matthew Milliner

The following remarks were among several friendly responses to Professor Miroslav Volf’s presentation, “Do Christians & Muslims Worship the Same God?” delivered at the Islamic Foundation of Villa Park, IL on Feb. 27, 2016. Caught up in national headlines about our presumed Islamophobia, we . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2016 0

Statting While Catholic

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

As a Catholic statistician, I tend to read any story headlined with “Surveys say Catholics . . .” ready to flinch. Robert Wuthnow and Emma Green have both raised serious questions about how much religion polls can tell us, and how easy they are to misinterpret.Since I work as a data journalist . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Nov 2015 0

The New York Times's Misanthropy

by Wesley J. Smith

The mainstream media are misanthropic. Article after column after editorial published in our most prominent news outlets promote the view that human exceptionalism is hubristic and arrogant. If we would just rank ourselves alongside the other animals in the forest, we are told repeatedly, we would . . . . Continue Reading »

30 Oct 2015 0

We Need Institutions and Trust

by Pete Spiliakos

Imagine you are part of that growing majority of Americans who do not watch Fox News, do not listen to conservative talk radio, and do not frequent conservative websites. You have heard about the Confederate flag controversy. You have heard all about Donald Trump's various idiocies. What have you heard about the horrors emanating from Planned Parenthood? There is a chance you have heard nothing. Perhaps you read a story that was a barely comprehensible jumble of competing allegations. Perhaps you heard about how some extremists are viciously attacking a respected provider of women's health services. If we can't reach such people, we cannot win lasting victories. Continue Reading »

23 Jul 2015 0