The question of what to do with our Christian inheritance—what we call “cultural Christianity”—has become unavoidable. Cultural Christians wish to preserve the cultural, political, and intellectual traditions and institutions... The…
First Things ↗Today’s Democratic Party rejects the central claim of the Declaration of Independence—that inalienable rights are given by God, not by government. Last year, Democratic senator Tim Kaine, outraged by... The…
First Things ↗All in all, the modern self is remarkably free and remarkably miserable. Liberated from limits and boundaries, we find we are not walking toward anything — only away from something.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Roger L. Simon joins in to discuss his recent book, EMET. The conversation is embedded... The…
First Things ↗At some point we must give up trying to understand other people. Love them, surely. But recognize that such a love cannot be based on comprehension. We need always... The…
First Things ↗What makes life worth living for you? What are the aspects of life, the pursuits, the accomplishments that seem to define who you are? In a cultural moment that prizes…
Washington Institute ↗Christie wrote intelligent and insightful novels that, as she knew it, are middlebrow. While not all Christie books are of the same quality, her famous novels rightfully earned their place…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Benjamin Peterson argues that the erosion of family, neighborhood, and church has weakened self-governance and degraded the social commons through accumulated moral choices.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗A little over a year ago, I arrived in Budapest for a ten-month stay as a senior fellow at one of Hungary’s academic institutions. My task was to teach... The…
First Things ↗If you are a longtime reader of this column, you know of my frustration with the routine disdain expressed in certain quarters for “series fiction.” Of course sometimes such... The…
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