Foreign Affairs
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Why Are Universities So Ugly?
The most famous fictional educational institution in the world—for good or ill—is probably Hogwarts School of Witchcraft…
Abortion and the Midterm Elections
In the American midterm elections this week, five states—California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, and Vermont—held referendums on abortion…
The Age of Ingratitude
In the times of turmoil in which we live, various candidates suggest themselves as ways of capturing…
Why I Don’t Observe Halloween
Well, that must be a fun birthday to have!” the DMV clerk exclaimed when I went to…
Are Spain’s Catholic Schools Still Catholic?
Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them,” wrote the satirist P. J.…
What to Read During the MLB Playoffs
You know that terrible feeling you have when you hear that long-married friends are getting divorced? I…
Black Patriotism Over White Paternalism
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. W. B. Allen joins the podcast…
What Comes After Roe
Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that “the Constitution does not…
A Diverse Communion of Believers
The First Things 2022 Spring Campaign seeks to raise $600,000 by June 30. To make your contribution, visit www.evo.firstthings.com/donate. What…
The Summer Reading List: A Ukrainian Primer
Given the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by foolish or ideologically…
A Political Awakening
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. George Leef joins the podcast to…
The Cardinal and Jimmy
Tertullian, the first major Christian theologian to write in Latin, is thought to have coined the maxim…
Michael Doran on the Theology of Foreign Policy
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Michael Doran to talk about his article from the May…
Five Ways Elon Musk Can Improve the Digital Public Square
Earlier this week, Twitter’s board of directors accepted Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer ($54.20/share) to purchase the…
The Pope and the Patriarch of Moscow
Pope Francis is undoubtedly grieved by the carnage in Ukraine. And when the Catholic Church’s chief ecumenical…
