Public Life

You get the best first impression of Poundbury on a bright summer’s afternoon, when the air is…

The last time I was in America, which was last autumn, I visited the battlefield at Little…

Streaming The Word I appreciated Fr. Lusvardi’s excellent and most thoughtful article “Screens and Sacraments” (November 2024),…

Last week, the U.K. came a step closer to legalizing assisted suicide. Except that proponents were careful…

I noticed it last Christmas: It’s the women who really hate Ebenezer Scrooge. In the opening scene of…

Douglas Wilson argues for what ought to be uncontroversial: governance by wise Christians. He calls it “mere Christendom”…

There’s a car mechanic I have known for years. Ed knew my father and worked on his…

A little over three decades ago, I was celebrating Thanksgiving with my extended family and a close…

Martin Heidegger is notorious for his embrace of Nazism in the 1930s. Yet he was a luminous…

How can Britain’s assisted suicide bill, which comes before the House of Commons on Friday, possibly fail?…

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Paul Krause joins in to…

For the last two years, a little-watched congressional investigation has been exploring the nature of religious freedom…

About a year ago, Oliver Anthony released his song “Rich Men North of Richmond.” Although establishment critics…

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Joseph Carola, S.J., joins in…

An alarming number of children from Catholic families lose their faith during elementary and secondary school. By…