In the midst of a Haydn concert in London in June 1794, the young Clemens von Metternich spotted his one-time teacher, Andreas Hofmann, in the audience. Rather than renewing old acquaintance, the future Prince of Diplomats immediately denounced Hofmann to the authorities as a dangerous subversive. . . . . Continue Reading »
The thirtieth anniversary of First Things has sent me back to 1990 again. Continue Reading »
Autumn de Wilde’s Emma. is a fresh and charming take on the Jane Austen heroine. Continue Reading »
John Wilson reviews Andrew Klavan’s The Nightmare Feast. Continue Reading »
These books deserve more widespread, in-depth attention. Continue Reading »
It is no easy task to write the biography of an autobiography, but Carlos Eire has done it. His book describes the composition and legacy of St. Teresa of Avila’s Vida, which popularized the introspective prayer and contemplative Carmelite devotion that has inspired so many—including . . . . Continue Reading »
A novelist's pen name hides a playful detective tale. Continue Reading »
Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics Is Destroying American Democracy by jonah goldberg crown, 464 pages, $28 Jonah Goldberg exemplifies the decadence and dysfunction of today’s public discourse. According to his new book, the West . . . . Continue Reading »
Summer in the Forest, a documentary on Jean Vanier's L’Arche communities for the disabled, reminds us that we are all fragile, and that we must love one another. Continue Reading »
In the film I Am Not a Witch we see how every human society interprets its own beliefs as damage, and routes around them. Continue Reading »
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