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Christmas Nationalism
Writing for UnHerd, Felix Pope reported on a December 13 Christmas celebration organized by the English nationalist Tommy Robinson. It involved a procession from Trafalgar Square to Whitehall, where...
Caravaggio the Destroyer (ft. Jaspreet Singh Boparai)
In this episode, Jaspreet Singh Boparai joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Caravaggio and Us” from the January 2026 issue of...
The Realities of Empire (ft. Nathan Pinkoski)
In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent review, “Hegemon or Empire?” from the January 2026 issue of the...
From Little Rock to Minneapolis
Recent reports and images from Minneapolis reminded me of Little Rock in 1957, where attempts were made to nullify the Supreme Court’s effort to impose a new regime of...
The Clash Within Western Civilization
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS) was released in early December. It generated an unusual amount of commentary. Many responded with a reflexively anti-Trump reading of the document....
Postliberalism and Theology
After my musings about postliberalism went to the press last month (“What Does “Postliberalism” Mean?”, January 2026), a friend drew my attention to a recent essay by David W....
While We’re At It
The Bible is flying off the shelves. Sales of the Good Book spiked 20 percent in…
Recovering a Christian World
We’ve lost touch with reality. Technology is certainly a factor. A few years ago, people on airplanes began pulling down the window shades. The world outside, alive with light,...
The Church of Sarah Mullally (ft. Damian Thompson)
In this episode, Damian Thompson joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Canterbury Fails,” from the December 2025 issue of the magazine....
Trump’s Caracas Gambit
Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro was nabbed in Caracas. The military operation marks an important turn in global affairs. The Trump administration has made no secret of its rejection of...
John Searle’s Minds and Machines (ft. Edward Feser)
In this episode, Edward Feser joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “The Common Sense of John Searle,” from the December 2025...
The Lessons of Woodrow Wilson
In his excellent book about our troubled times, Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America’s Political Crisis, James Davison Hunter notes that...
What Does “Postliberalism” Mean?
Many regard “postliberalism” as a political program. In 1993, when the tide of globalized liberalism was at its highwater mark, the contrarian John Gray published Post-Liberalism: Studies in Political...
While We’re At It
Anglicans refer to the last Sunday before Advent as “Stir Up” Sunday. This puzzled me as…
Trump’s NSS Is a Reality Check
Last week, the White House released a new National Security Strategy (NSS). It’s an annual ritual mandated by a 1986 act of Congress to ensure that the legislative branch...
