What We've Been Reading—August 2020
by The EditorsThe editors of First Things muse on what they're currently reading.
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Liberalism’s Soft Underbelly
by Peter J. LeithartLiberals expect radicals to play by liberal rules, but liberal fairness is the specific target of the radical onslaught. Continue Reading »
Historian of the Present
by John WilsonMichael Connelly is a historian of the present, telling us what is “happening” with immediacy and imaginative depth through his crime novels. Continue Reading »
Perilous Directions
by Gregory WolfePity the satirist: He labors under a double burden. There is, first and foremost, the need to be funny. Whatever kind of laughter the satirist conjures—whether it be queasy or full-out—the jokes have to land. Comedians have no safety net, and the ground is hard-packed. Then there is the . . . . Continue Reading »
Discernment in Plague-Times
by Leah Libresco SargeantIf we struggle to serve God in small things, he may be generous enough to invite us into his service in dramatic ways. Continue Reading »
A Booklist For Quarantine
by John WilsonA list of a few books that might offer welcome distraction. Continue Reading »
Books About Next to Nothing
by John WatersFiction is no longer a useful means of grappling with reality. Continue Reading »
Cultural Critic, Cultural Christian
by Peter J. LeithartClive James—literary and film critic, poet, memoirist, travel writer, novelist, and cultural critic—died on November 24, 2019. Continue Reading »
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