This review will appear in the May 2026 issue. Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissingerby a. wess mitchellprinceton university, 352 pages, $35... The…
First Things ↗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... The…
First Things ↗Wendell Berry. Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story. Counterpoint, 2025. $26.00. 176 pp.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗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... The…
First Things ↗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... The…
First Things ↗What we say matters. And the way we say it matters. This is especially true in times of war, when the moral stakes are high. Which is why I’m... The…
First Things ↗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…
First Things ↗Wendell Berry. Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story. Counterpoint, 2025. $26.00. 176 pp.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Editorial note: On March 31, Mere Orthodoxy hosted a webinar with Cameron Shaffer, author of Keeping Kids Christian: Recovering a Biblical Vision for Lifelong Discipleship. Shaffer kindly agreed to answer…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗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. Kaley Chiles, a Christian... The…
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