Several weeks after the 2016 election, Marjorie Dannenfelser received a voicemail from President-Elect Donald J. Trump. Her organization, the Susan B. Anthony List, had knocked on over a million... The…
First Things ↗Famesick:A Memoirby lena dunhamrandom house, 416 pages, $32 If offered the choice, how many of us would take riches, fame, and recognition, even if the price is a half-life?... The…
First Things ↗Prioritizing an education in the virtues, therefore, is a political exercise of supreme importance for the wellbeing of any state. Classical Christian education today certainly aims to recover this mission—thus…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗In this episode, J. J. Kimche joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his new bimonthly topical newsletter for First Things, The Jew From Nowhere.... The…
First Things ↗Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on technology and the human person, Magnifica Humanitas, offers a measured assessment of the ongoing digital revolution, giving special attention to artificial intelligence, its current... The…
First Things ↗In a world that has flushed metaphysics down the toilet, the only “real” thing we have is our experience, our feelings. And if we fail to find salvation within, if…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗In 2026, three anniversaries coincide that together illuminate the enduring significance of religious liberty. Apart from marking two hundred and fifty years since the founding of the United States... The…
First Things ↗Robert Louis Wilken—radical Christian disciple, devoted husband and father, distinguished patristics scholar, elegant writer, serious baseball guy—died on June 6, a few months short of age ninety. Curiously enough,... The…
First Things ↗Psalm 11 doesn’t besmirch utilitarian motivations for seeking refuge in God. It just won’t let you stop there. It directs us past the desire for earthly safety to the ultimate…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗How we talk about our lives and desires is telling. Our speech about vacations and retreats reveals that Americans both in and outside of the church have accepted a particular…
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