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The Cautionary Tale of Francis Collins

Justin Lee

On June 8, 2019, Francis Collins finger-picked his guitar and sang Andy Grammer’s song “Don’t Give Up…

The Rise of the Religious “Nones”

Mark Bauerlein

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

Every Inch A King

Peter J. Leithart

It’s “patently obvious,” writes Joseph Pearce in The Quest for Shakespeare, that King Lear is a meta-dramatic…

A Catholic Gentleman Behind the Plate

George Weigel

As Major League Baseball begins its post-season, let us pause and remember the late, great Bill Freehan…

The Art of Living

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn joins the podcast to…

9/11, Afghanistan, and the Next War

Joseph Mahoney

Twenty years after the carnage of 9/11, I find myself troubled with the nation I have fought…

Two Cheers For The Texas Heartbeat Act

Josh Hammer

We have seen a tremendous amount of misinformation, disingenuousness, and unjustified hysteria this week in response to…

Where Education Is At

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. David Steiner joins the…

What We’ve Been Reading—August 2021

The Editors

Hunter McClureJunior Fellow It is a great shame that W. H. Auden’s long poem The Age of…

Maximilian Kolbe: Saint of Nagasaki

Kevin M. Doak

St. Maximilian Kolbe, whose Feast Day is celebrated on August 14, is known as the “Saint of…

Refounding Social Science

Aaron Kheriaty

The Quick Fix:Why Fad Psychology Can’t Cure Our Social Illsby jesse singal farrar, strauss and giroux, 352 pages,…

Ten Things I Learned from the Pandemic

James Hankins

I learned the following ten lessons about democratic society from the pandemic. Some of these things I…

Atomized Moms

Mary Harrington

Mom Genes:Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct by abigail tuckerngallery books, 336 pages, $28 On…

Culture of Competition

Randy Boyagoda

Little Platoons: A Defense of Family in a Competitive Age by matt feeneynbasic books, 303 pages, $28   Were…

Hating Our Own Species

David Alton

C. S. Lewis loved the animal kingdom. In his space trilogy, he missed no opportunity to demonstrate…