Sexual Revolution

A selection of recent articles on this topic

The Letter American Bishops Should Write

Francis X. Maier

Here’s a simple question for future historians: How is it that the same Catholic Church in Germany,…

Mr. Fit Goes to Communion

Dan Hitchens

When communion for the remarried was reintroduced into Catholic discussion a few years ago, we were informed…

Purity and Prejudice

Samuel D. James

The sexual revolution has a well-known masculine bias. Though feminists have won real battles, the outcome of…

In a World of “Authentic” “Journeys,” There’s Always First Things

Carl R. Trueman

One of the sad things about writing my annual contribution to the First Things end-of-year appeal is…

The Sexual Crisis is a Crisis of Character

Paul C. Vitz

That our country is in a sexual crisis is obvious from the large number of prominent men…

What Does It Mean to Say “I Absolve You”?

Gerhard Cardinal Müller

This is the first in a series of reflections by Cardinal Müller on questions of present importance…

Not Rights, But Power

Charlotte Allen

Jack Phillips claims to be an artist—and he is. Photos of the beautiful hand-decorated cakes he has…

The War on Poverty

Luis E. Tellez

We know that love is not a feeling. Many will tell you love is an act of…

Can Moral Monsters Make Good Movies?

Peter J. Leithart

On March 10, 1977, Roman Polanski, director of Chinatown and Rosemary’s Baby, drove 13-year-old Samantha Jane Gailey…

Fewer Boys Is Better . . . for Boys

Mark Bauerlein

The numbers are clear. In 2015, females made up 56 percent of the undergraduate population in the…

Scam Artists and Sex Education

Carl R. Trueman

One of the oddest aspects of the sexual revolution is its tendency to present the problem as…

Consent and Louis C. K.

Leah Libresco Sargeant

Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Roy Moore, Louis C.K., Al Franken, and plenty of men who aren’t famous…

Is Pope Francis a Liberal Protestant?

Gerald McDermott

Is the pope Catholic?” For at least a century, this was the way we Anglicans joked about…

Roy Moore’s Ridiculous Defense of Marriage

John Murdock

Roy Moore of Alabama is a favorite whipping boy among political elites. Cue the tape of the…

Who Should Teach Your Kids—Harvey or Hildebrand?

Carl R. Trueman

As the Harvey Weinstein scandal rumbles on, it is clear that no amount of money donated to…