First Things RSS Feed - John Strietelmeier https://www.firstthings.com/author/john-strietelmeier en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:53:54 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/john-strietelmeier 60 A Government for Real People https://www.firstthings.com/article/1991/02/a-government-for-real-people https://www.firstthings.com/article/1991/02/a-government-for-real-people Fri, 01 Feb 1991 00:00:00 -0500 As a geographer, I learned years ago that my fellow countrymen are not only uninformed about the location of places and things; they are uninterested and, indeed, resentful when someone suggests that it might be helpful for them to know where in the world they are.

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]]> Forward to the Seventies https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/05/forward-to-the-seventies https://www.firstthings.com/article/1990/05/forward-to-the-seventies Tue, 01 May 1990 00:00:00 -0400 As I write these words, it is exactly one week before my seventieth birthday”“the days of our years,” according to the Psalmist; the day “the warranty runs out,” according to a friend of mine.

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