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What Germany Needs
Many of my fellow Germans blame “stupid voters” for the current political situation. If these voters only…
The Many Faces of Capitalism
To most Americans, “capitalism” means “free economy,” a market system in which individuals and freely formed groups…
It’s Time to Defund Planned Parenthood
What do you call a billion-dollar corporation that annually swallows millions in government funding but fails to deliver comprehensive…
The Henry J. Hyde Federal Building, Please
DuPage County is one of the collar counties bordering Chicago. For years, it had the great good…
The Federal Bureaucracy Rollback Continues
On March 14, President Trump signed an executive order that cut funding for seven agencies, including the…
Fulton Sheen: Master Evangelist
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Cheryl Hughes joins in…
David Solomon’s Moral Vision
“There is such a difference between life and theory.”Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn The community of philosophers, and…
The Dirty Science
My formal introduction to the costs of inquiry into sensitive matters began at 6:30 Eastern time on…
Is Christianity No Longer in Decline?
A few weeks ago, the Pew Research Center released the results of its most recent Religious Landscape…
Oscars and the Oval Office
The editors discuss last week’s incident in the Oval Office, and what it might portend for American…
Anti-Humanism at Home and Abroad
Canada’s laws on medically assisted dying are remarkably progressive even by today’s standards. In 2022, the government…
I Fear I Hate the Homeless
Last year, a week before Thanksgiving, a homeless man stabbed three people to death in Manhattan. The…
Hide the Crucifix or Lose Your Job
In January, Marisol Arroyo-Castro, a public school teacher in New Britain, Connecticut, with over three decades of…
Appeasement and Just War Reasoning
On the last day of February, President Zelensky of Ukraine was ambushed and sent packing from a…
Covenantal Capitalism
One recent afternoon, while visiting Universal Studios, I found myself seriously contemplating socialism. I was standing in…
