R.R. Reno is editor of First Things.
Blood pressure is rising. Folks are worried about “illiberalism.” In a November issue of the Washington Post, Anne Applebaum warned of a rising “neo-Bolshevism” assailing the West: “Donald Trump, Viktor Orban, Nigel Farage, Marine Le Pen and Jaroslaw Kacyniski.” Others have more . . . . Continue Reading »
From its very beginning, First Things has been a venture in which Jews and Christians have worked together. Continue Reading »
We can make a difference in 2018. Let’s work together to renew the voice of faith in the public square. Continue Reading »
The 500th anniversary of the Reformation sent me back to Luther and his debate with Erasmus. The two were among the most widely read authors in sixteenth-century Europe. In the early 1520s, they exchanged dueling treatises on free will. They raised recondite theological questions of biblical . . . . Continue Reading »
For a long time it has felt as though the currents of history were always running against us. But the world is turning. Continue Reading »
Preserving the achievements of our increasingly global system of democratic capitalism requires us to take a long, hard look at its defects. Continue Reading »
Too many Republicans voted for Roy Moore—conservative voters are embracing the progressive spirit of transgression and rebellion. Continue Reading »
In this environment—one of decadence, paralysis, and blind armies clashing by night—First Things matters more than ever. Continue Reading »
There are rumors of economic and political heresy at First Things. My reassessment of Michael Novak’s Spirit of Democratic Capitalism earlier this year raised suspicions that I’m guiding the journal in an “anti-capitalist” direction. Some say the magazine flirts with . . . . Continue Reading »
The tax bill's proposed tax on super-sized university endowments is wise—we need less elite education. Continue Reading »
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