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The Myth of the Independent Girlboss
Is the independent girlboss dead? Maybe she never existed to begin with. The release of Lindy West’s latest cringeworthy memoir, Adult Braces—about how her husband out-woked her into becoming...
From Male to Man
Nicholas Tobias (a pseudonym) had already finished a master’s degree in history at Oxford and was wrapping up another terminal master’s at Princeton when he was disillusioned by the entitlement and naivete . . .
Not So Evil Empire
Reformed thinkers have recently been debating whether or not civil officials should endorse Christianity and promote and protect the church. James Baird’s King of Kings concisely assembles a biblical...
Dorothy Day’s Complicated Cause for Sainthood
Twenty-six years ago, John Cardinal O’Connor launched Dorothy Day’s candidacy for sainthood: “It has long been my contention that Dorothy Day is a saint—not a ‘gingerbread’ saint or a...
When Rhetoric Becomes Reckless
Though it seemed to be an opening bid in a negotiation that, mercifully, ended in a provisional ceasefire, President Trump’s Truth Social post on Tuesday morning was a moment...
Looking for the Real Catholic Church in New York City
Young Catholics are on the rise in New York City, according to the Washington Post, the New York Post, and social media influencers who sell the faith with an...
What the Wall Street Journal Didn’t Print
On March 21, the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy profile of the pope as its “Saturday Essay.” The subtitle—“Pope Leo XIV pushes back against President Trump. Can the...
Dawn of a New Pre-Christian West
Across the Western world, especially in France, Britain, and the United States, we are seeing a remarkable surge of adult conversions to Christianity, particularly to the Catholic and Orthodox...
The Deepening Crisis in Conservative Jurisprudence
In Chiles v. Salazar, the conservative justices came again to that fork in the road that they are becoming more and more determined to avoid...
Portico Launch Party
Join us at the Union League Club in New York to celebrate the first issue of Portico. Cocktails will be served at 5:00 p.m. A panel discussion featuring Portico...
Protecting Kids Online Doesn’t Threaten Speech or Parental Rights
Two misconceptions have been circulating since last week’s landmark ruling in K.G.M. v. Meta et al., which found Meta and YouTube liable for harms to an individual plaintiff: First,...
Canada’s Offensive Secularism
On March 25, the Canadian House of Commons voted to repeal the good faith religious opinion defense in the Criminal Code. The defense has been there since 1970. It...
What Drag Queens and Blackface Have in Common
My new book, The Desecration of Man, emerged from something I had noticed while researching questions...
A Win for Christian Counselors and Religious Liberty
In a resounding victory for religious liberty on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8–1 in Chiles v. Salazar in favor of a Christian counselor and against Colorado’s “conversion...
The Politics of Judas
In this Easter season, we naturally reflect on the passion of Christ, his resurrection, and all that it entails for the human race. But there is a part of...
