Here, perhaps, is the greatest problem we face these days: Everything is full. Saunter over to your favorite bar for that longed-for bone-dry martini, and the waiter will inform... The…
First Things ↗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…
First Things ↗There is the plum tree snowing on the grass.There is the road that leads up to the pass.Now I will brightly think, and take my rest.I will turn pink and…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Since the 1930s, American evangelical elites have embraced successively two different and flawed political creeds. Both positions reflected their American identity more than their Christian faith. In this respect, the…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗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... The…
First Things ↗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... The…
First Things ↗There is a scene I keep returning to from Mufasa: The Lion King, the 2024 prequel that tells the origin story of the great lion king whose legacy his granddaughter…
Washington Institute ↗Joel J. Miller. The Idea Machine: How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future. Prometheus Books, 2025. $34.95. 344 pp.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗The day after we showed our students Forevergreen, an Academy Award–nominated short film, something happened that I can't shake.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗In this episode, Michael J. Mazza joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Where the Dallas Charter Went Wrong,” from the March... The…
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