R. R. Reno

Andrew Bacevich joins the podcast to talk about American foreign policy, discussing American elites' push for military interventions, in the middle east and elsewhere, and the future of American military and economic power. Continue Reading »

By overruling Roe, the Court has done the country a great service. We are relieved of the scandal—moral, legal, and political—that was the Roe/Casey order, under which our most fundamental law was interpreted as endorsing a right to kill the unborn. Continue Reading »

The Rainbow Reich and its agenda of cultural deregulation is the natural partner to the most ambitious programs of economic deregulation, which is why corporate American embraces it. Both destroy protections of the weakest and most vulnerable in the name of “freedom.” Continue Reading »

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Vincent Phillip Muñoz to the history of the Supreme Court's religious liberty jurisprudence and the possibility of the court establishing a new precedent in the upcoming case, Kennedy v. Bremerton. Continue Reading »

First Things magazine is the leading intellectual journal of its kind, promoting a religiously informed vision of culture, society, theology, and politics. Continue Reading »

As First Things launches our spring fundraising campaign, I invite you to man the ramparts with us. Please join us in speaking that first word, the one that will shape the future. Continue Reading »

Russell A. Berman joins the podcast to talk about his article from the June/July 2022 print edition, “State of Emergency,” which discusses the natural fragility of democracy and the threat that government emergency powers can pose. Continue Reading »

Christopher Caldwell joins the podcast to discuss his extensive review of Garrett M. Graff's recent book, Watergate: A New History and the transformations within American politics during the Nixon era. Continue Reading »

Michael Lewis join the podcast to discuss the late Christopher Alexander's work of attuning architecture to practical human needs. Continue Reading »

Michael Doran joins the podcast to talk about the tangled history of liberal internationalism and theological modernism. Continue Reading »