Richard John Neuhaus, Teacher

by Vincent Druding

In all of his roles, Richard John Neuhaus was always, like Our Lord, a teacher. Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2019

Remembering Robert Spaemann

by Martin Mosebach

Spaemann’s whole aim was to penetrate the veil of appearance and reach the objective wall of reality—even if in the end he could not scale it. Continue Reading »

14 Jan 2019

A Dismal Tradition

by Philip Hamburger

The recent senatorial attacks on judicial nominees due to their Catholicism are part of a longstanding tradition. Continue Reading »

11 Jan 2019

Lay Collaboration and Episcopal Authority

by George Weigel

An appropriate pastoral response to a genuine crisis should be vigorously defended at February’s global gathering of bishops.  Continue Reading »

9 Jan 2019

Thank You, First Things Readers

by R. R. Reno

Your generosity gives us a solid basis on which to confront the challenges of 2019. Continue Reading »

8 Jan 2019

Another Decade of First Things

by The Editors

Our top print articles published since January 2009. Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2019

Letters

by Various

Muslim Progressives Paul Rowan Brian (“Muslims in American Politics,” November) has deftly laid bare the source of Muslims’ predicament in the United States: their profound anxiety over being accepted as “real” Americans, and the tendency of this anxiety to overcome their confidence in the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2019

Lincoln Lost, Douglas Won

by Allen C. Guelzo

Everyone on that hot, dusty August afternoon in 1858 in the square at Ottawa, Illinois, knew who one of the men on the platform was. That man was Stephen ­Arnold ­Douglas, the senior U.S. senator from Illinois whose seat was up for ­re-election that year. Although Douglas stood only . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2019

Progress and Punishment

by Shalom Carmy

Modern spokesmen for traditional Judaism have consistently expressed reservations about capital punishment. While the biblical texts seem to provide many opportunities for the death penalty, the normative Talmudic interpretations in effect make these punishments inapplicable. For example, the bar of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2019

Undoing the Demos

by Darel E. Paul

Globalists:  The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism by quinn slobodian harvard, 400 pages, $35 On April 15, 1994, in Marrakesh, ­Morocco, representatives of 124 countries signed an agreement ­effecting the greatest legal and institutional reform of the world economy in history. The . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2019