Arts & Letters

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The Light Inside the Darkness

Kirby Olson

At the confluence of the Delawareand the Little Delaware I fishedwithout result. I cast my lure timeafter…

American Nightmare

Liel Leibovitz

Late at night, after the dishes have all been cleared and the kids put to bed, most…

God Wants Us to Move

Scott Godwin

I’ve worked in the fitness and exercise field for a long time. While scientists and professionals are…

Consensus by Censorship

Peter J. Leithart

During the COVID pandemic, scientists seemed to be in rare agreement about the source of the virus;…

The Spiritual Stakes of The Rings of Power

Alexi Sargeant

It is too soon to tell if Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power…

The Genealogy of “Gender”

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Abigail Favale joins the podcast to…

A Slave Revolt and Biblical Reasons

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Jeremy Schipper joins the podcast to…

The Hand of God in Subway Heat

Samira Kawash

I have never stood in front of a blast furnace, or ventured into the bowels of a…

The New Public Liturgy

Carl R. Trueman

First Things contributing editor Carl Trueman discusses the rise of a new public orthodoxy and its catastrophic results…

Cardinal John O’Connor, Pro-Life Leader

Richard M. Doerflinger

Historians have called George Washington “the indispensable man” in the founding of our nation. When reflecting on…

Another Assault on John Paul II

George Weigel

On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II had lunch in the papal apartment with Dr. Jerome…

The Contrasting Visions of the Judiciary in Brown and Dobbs

Michael A. Scaperlanda

In 1954, the Supreme Court upended 58 years of constitutionally protected segregation, concluding that “in the field…

Tyranny by Numbers

John Waters

The Psychology of Totalitarianismby mattias desmettranslated into english by els vanbrabantchelsea green publishing, 256 pages, $53.25  …

The Irrepressible, Irreplaceable Midge Decter

George Weigel

About two-thirds of the way through that fine 1992 film A League of Their Own, star catcher…

Protecting Christian Liberty in the PCA

Jonathan L. Master

The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) was founded in 1973. At that time, its identification with the…