Arts & Letters
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Opening Up the World
I am in Portsmouth, Rhode Island this weekend, attending “Being Human: Christian Perspectives on the Human Person,” an…
The Book of Revelation: A Class Lesson
during the years i taught scripture to adults— i would tell them this is my favorite book…
Sanguine
Requiescat in pace, Father Jacques HamelMartyred at the church of St. Étienne,Named for the first martyr. Before…
The War on Tenure
If you think the threats to our freedom are primarily external, you haven’t been paying attention. In…
Slouching Toward Vegas
South and West: From a Notebookby joan didionknopf, 160 pages, $21 “There is,” says Don DeLillo, “a…
My Father’s Father’s Body
My grandpa built a go-cart out of junk:An old lawnmower engine, scraps of metal, A cupboard door,…
In Praise of the “New Alarmism”
Let’s start with two simple facts. All of us have limited time. Most of us have limited…
Comfort Food
Lentils and barley,water and salt,split peas and pasta—pure to a fault— stir until clouded,season to taste,boil and…
The Rise of Dystopian Nonfiction
I have been fascinated by dystopias since my youth—a youth full of sci-fi movies with grim visions…
Getting to Larisa
Plotinus: Myth, Metaphor, and Philosophical Practiceby stephen r. l. clarkuniversity of chicago, 336 pages, $55 Probably nothing…
The K-T Boundary
The Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) boundary is a distinct layer in the rock strata laid down about 65 million…
The Persecution of Professor Esolen
Professor Anthony Esolen is a bright jewel in the crown of Catholic higher education in the United…
Books for Christmas 2016
Take a stand against the electrification of reading and consider the following, in properly bound form, as…
Tinsel, Frankincense, and Fir
Hanging old ornaments on a fresh cut tree,I take each red glass bulb and tinfoil seraphAnd blow…
Letters
No Authority As a practicing general pediatrician, I appreciated Dr. Leonard Sax’s article “Don’t Ask the Kids”…
