Public Life
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He Died with a Microphone in His Hand
Why has the murder of Charlie Kirk resonated so powerfully through the culture? Is it because he…
Dare to Be a Dobson
Jerry Falwell. R. C. Sproul. John MacArthur. And now James Dobson. Over the last twenty years, death…
Pius XII’s Vindication (ft. Michael Knowles)
In the first episode of While We’re At It, a brand new interview series with First Things…
Turning Point
The editors discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the rise of political violence in America. Rusty Reno…
Charlie Kirk, Faithful Warrior
I first met Charlie Kirk in 2021, when he was a Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute,…
Toward a New Humanism
The most pressing question we face today is that of the Psalmist: “What is man?” So urgent…
Silencing Dissent, Affirming Delusion
Recent events indicate that the struggle against the dehumanization represented by trans ideology is far from over.…
A Turning Point for America
Last summer, the nearly successful attempt to assassinate Donald Trump took my mind back to April 1968.…
Let’s Make America Serious Again
Having spent most of July and August off the grid while teaching in Poland and vacationing in…
Quebec’s War on Public Faith
When French explorers arrived on the shores of what would come to be called New France in…
The Forgotten Priestless Counties of Rural America
“What do the members of your religious community think about the Traditional Latin Mass?” As I’ve traveled…
Bishop Martin Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
Until a few weeks ago, students attending Mass in the chapel of Charlotte Catholic High School in…
St. George’s Cross, Flag of the People
In recent weeks, the Flag of St. George (a red cross on a white background) has appeared…
Trump and the Churches
Politics is important, but it’s not the first thing. What we call politics isn’t even the first…
The AI Cheating Epidemic
Last spring, some of my graduating seniors felt obligated to take me aside before graduation, as if…
