In Defense of Sir Roger

by David P. Goldman

It seems odd that Scruton’s four-year-old speech should now cause controversy. Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2018

The Midterms and the “We” Questions

by R. R. Reno

 Trump is making us address the most important question in any democratic polity: Who are we? Continue Reading »

7 Nov 2018

The Point of Gosnell

by Charlotte Allen

The pro-choice media and entertainment industry seem to have conspired to make certain that as few people as possible ever see the film Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer. Continue Reading »

5 Nov 2018

Kissing Purity Culture Goodbye

by Abigail Rine Favale

Joshua Harris has officially denounced and discontinued publication of his bestselling book I Kissed Dating Goodbye. Continue Reading »

2 Nov 2018

Clashing Victimocracies

by Peter J. Leithart

Politics dissolves into brutality unless it’s infused with apolitical habits and virtues—humility, gentleness, forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, charity, love. Continue Reading »

2 Nov 2018

Bringing Sex Back

by Emily Zinos

The Department of Health and Human Services is to be commended for taking steps to ensure that the law sees us as we are, no matter how we identify.   Continue Reading »

2 Nov 2018

Letters

by Various

Geoffrey Hill Like Garrick Davis (“Geoffrey Hill, Prodigal,” August/September), I too had the fortune of having Geoffrey Hill as an instructor. In 2004, I was a student in the Boston University writing seminars, and a few of us from the writing program took Hill’s Gerard Manley Hopkins seminar . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2018

The Proper Business of Mankind

by Shalom Carmy

Elijah, the great scholar (Gaon) of Vilna in the eighteenth century, is synonymous with total devotion to Torah study above all other pursuits. Paradoxically, because he held that deficiency in mundane wisdom leads to deficient understanding of God’s word, he has also become an emblem for . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2018

Briefly Noted

by Various

On Reading Well:  Finding the Good Life through Great Books by karen swallow prior brazos, 272 pages, $19.99 In On Reading Well, Liberty University English professor Karen Swallow Prior sets forth a thoughtful, nuanced vision of the relationship between morality and literature. This vision . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2018

Common Good Conservatism

by R. R. Reno

Countless commentators have observed that the public square is polarized. Political speech has become barbed. The once sober mainstream media are often shrill. It’s a sure sign of the times that people on both left and right feel under assault. Religious Americans worry that, if given a chance, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2018