A few years ago, I had some routine surgery. Something went wrong in recovery. The nurses on the floor couldn’t fix it. They couldn’t find the specialist. It was Sunday.... The…
First Things ↗My eight-year-old daughter recently invoked my fatherly duty to help her do research for a presentation about a figure from the Middle Ages; Thomas Aquinas, in her case. My wife…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗David Bather Woods. Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist. University of Chicago Press, 2025. $29.99. 296 pp.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗In this episode, Glenn C. Arbery joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Lyric as Disclosure” from the March 2026 issue of... The…
First Things ↗My new book, The Desecration of Man, emerged from something I had noticed while researching questions of modern identity politics: The language of desecration pervades modernity and postmodernity. It’s... The…
First Things ↗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…
First Things ↗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... The…
First Things ↗In politics, diplomacy, war, or pretty much any field of human interaction, one must contend not only with the actions of one’s enemies but with those of one’s own... The…
First Things ↗Karen Walrond. In Defense of Dabbling: The Brilliance of Being a Total Amateur. Broadleaf Books, 2025. $27.99. 211 pp.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗We are bombarded each day with the world’s seemingly intractable problems and with differing guidance on how we should respond to those problems. According to some, the world’s complex problems…
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