Sacred Sex
by W. Bradford Wilcox and Wendy WangFor most men and women, endowing sex, not to mention marriage itself, with a sense of sacredness leads not to depression and divorce court but to strong and satisfying unions. Continue Reading »
STDs in the USA
by Carl R. TruemanThe rise in cases of syphilis is another example of the consequences of the fantasy world of the sexual ideologues who have already destroyed so many lives. Continue Reading »
Joan of Arc, Gender Theorist
by Dan HitchensWhen the nineteen-year-old Joan of Arc was told she would be burned at the stake, she reacted with horror—not for the reasons you or I might give, but on more mysterious grounds. According to the Dominican friar Jean Toutmouillé, who visited her at the prison in Rouen on the morning of May . . . . Continue Reading »
The Dark Future of Over-the-Counter Contraception
by Jonathon Van MarenFor the first time, an oral contraceptive is going to be available without a prescription. This “new chapter in reproductive health” is likely to be a grim one. Continue Reading »
Welcome to Prideville
by Auguste MeyratAt heart, Somerville, Massachusetts, a self-declared haven for polyamorous people, is a community for people who reject community. Continue Reading »
Judith Butler’s Trouble
by Angela FranksA Berkeley student approaches two older women. She has a flier in her hand. “Hey, happy No-Pants Day!” she exclaims, in the state of undress to match her words. One woman waves her off. The other is Judith Butler, perhaps the most famous theoretician of gender and its undoing. Butler laughs and . . . . Continue Reading »
Mary Eberstadt on the Sorrows of the Sexual Revolution
by Mark BauerleinMary Eberstadt joins the podcast to discuss her new book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited. Continue Reading »
Drag Queens
by Darel E. PaulThe queering of mainstream American culture has no more dramatic exemplar than the drag queen. RuPaul’s Drag Race, which began in 2009 as a competition reality show on the little-watched LGBT-oriented channel Logo, is today a global media and entertainment empire of four spin-off and . . . . Continue Reading »
A Bodily Faith
by Robert P. ImbelliA Church that neglects to exhort and instruct about the sins of the body, be they sexual or social, risks losing its Christological center. Continue Reading »
Darel E. Paul on Drag Queens
by R. R. RenoEditor R. R. Reno is joined by Darel E. Paul to talk about his article “Drag Queens” from the February 2023 issue. Continue Reading »
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