The Courage to Be Right
by Michael ToscanoMuch about First Things is worthy of admiration, perhaps nothing more so than the courage of its writers and editors to simply say what is right in public. Continue Reading »
Much about First Things is worthy of admiration, perhaps nothing more so than the courage of its writers and editors to simply say what is right in public. Continue Reading »
Robert Cwiklik joins the podcast to discuss his book Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War. Continue Reading »
Sohrab Ahmari joins the podcast to discuss his recent Compact article “Alvin Bragg’s Anti-Democracy Verdict.” Continue Reading »
During my first year in medical practice, some of the older doctors criticized me for not wearing a tie to the hospital. “What’s the point?” I shot back. “I just change into scrubs anyhow.” But it was 1989, and the older doctors made me fall into line. Around the same time, the hospital . . . . Continue Reading »
Speaking to a gymnasium full of high schoolers in 2015, Angela Merkel sought to explain why Germany needed to close its borders to the tide of Syrian refugees. She was brought up short by Reem Sahwil, a refugee girl facing deportation. The girl’s tears accomplished what no lobbyist or newspaper . . . . Continue Reading »
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was a great victory for the pro-life cause. Prior to the 2022 decision, dubious constitutional interpretation by the Supreme Court had impeded any effective limits to abortion. And it had given us a Constitution that was—as William Lloyd . . . . Continue Reading »
Matthew Schmitz aptly describes “Biden’s Collegiate Catholicism” (April 2024) in two senses. First, Biden’s agenda takes its ideological cues from, and serves the class interests of, the “most formidable redoubts of Democratic power”: the universities. Second, Biden’s politics embody . . . . Continue Reading »
The pro-life movement needs to resist the transformation of the GOP into a pro-choice party. Continue Reading »
For at least a generation, the phrase “religious right” has evoked a style of politics marked by hortatory rhetoric, foreign-policy interventionism, and support for the free movement of people and goods. This version of Christian politics reached its zenith during the George W. Bush . . . . Continue Reading »
J. Mark Ramseyer joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Comfort Women Hoax. Continue Reading »