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Exceeding Our Goals
I am happy to report a successful conclusion to our end-of-year campaign. Very successful, in fact. Our…
The Discipline of Truth-Telling
Next week, President Trump is expected to announce his “MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE…
Viva Cristo Rey!
In the 1920s, when the United States had a quasi-Stalinist regime on its southern border, “Viva Cristo…
2018, Here We Come!
When we launched our year-end campaign, I noted our accomplishments to date in 2017. Today, I can…
Our Great Cause for Life
My first subscription was to Breakaway, Focus on the Family’s lifestyle magazine for teenage boys. Breakaway ran…
Our Top Articles of 2017
As the year draws to a close, here’s a look back at our most popular articles. Our…
In a World of “Authentic” “Journeys,” There’s Always First Things
One of the sad things about writing my annual contribution to the First Things end-of-year appeal is…
Your First Things Community
E. B. White begins Here Is New York, his much-celebrated 1949 ode to Manhattan, by remarking upon…
The Best of Both Sides
Here in the offices of First Things, we have to admit to an inconsistency. Many tracts against the…
What Does It Mean to Say “I Absolve You”?
This is the first in a series of reflections by Cardinal Müller on questions of present importance…
Our Witness to Freedom
It’s been a good year, a very good one. Subscriptions are up. We’re closing in on 30,000…
Self-Sacrificial Love in the Bioethics-Sphere
Kiss today goodbye And point me toward tomorrow. We did what we had to do. Won’t forget, can’t regret What…
The War on Poverty
We know that love is not a feeling. Many will tell you love is an act of…
Why the Humanities Must Remain Human (Or Die)
Recently, MoMA’s first poet laureate, Kenneth Goldsmith, received national attention for teaching a course at the University…
The Appomattox Compromise
On a “what if” radio program sixty years ago, I heard the newly inaugurated President Lincoln persuade…
