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How should conservatism evolve in a post-Trump era? Donald Trump could well lose the House of Representatives and come to be viewed as a lame duck, even if he. The post Toward Ethical Populism appeared first on First Things
H. Richard Niebuhr famously denounced the liberal church of his day, summarizing its theology in a single withering sentence: “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a. The post What Is the Church of England For? appeared first on First Things
One of the most moving portraits of human faith and endurance I know spilled from the quill of a former fascist. Okay, perhaps not literally from a feather pen,. The post Suffering Bereft of Despair appeared first on First Things
Count me among those grateful that President Trump has struck a deal with the Iranian regime. Recent months have provided powerful evidence that for military, economic, and political reasons,. The post The Iran Failure We Needed appeared first on First Things
Nearly forgotten today, The Martyrdom of Man was once considered a substitute Bible for secularists. Published in 1872 by the Scottish adventurer William Winwood Reade, the volume had Winston. The post Theistic Transhumanism appeared first on First Things
In this episode, First Things senior editor Dan Hitchens joins Virginia and Germán to discuss Magnifica Humanitas. Is it a disappointment or a triumph? Is it really a Boomer. The post The Church of Claude appeared first on First Things
My mother is fond of saying that children spell love T-I-M-E, by which she means they have an instinctive understanding of the role that sustained attention plays in the. The post Is Britain’s Social Media Ban a Trojan Horse for Censorship? appeared first on First Things
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Delano Squires joins in to discuss his recent book, The Vanishing Black Family: How Welfare. The post How to Destroy the Black Family appeared first on First Things
On Saturday night, as the final seconds ticked down on the Knicks’ improbable NBA championship run, New York City erupted in jubilation. Throngs of New Yorkers flooded the streets. The post The Knicks Win, Mamdani Triumphs? appeared first on First Things
The Holy See has declared that, if the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) proceeds with the ordination of bishops in July without a papal mandate, those involved in. The post The SSPX Leadership Against Scripture and Tradition appeared first on First Things
The New Dark Age:Why Liberals Must Win the Culture Warsby nigel biggarpolity, 192 pages, $25 Professor Nigel Biggar, Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Oxford,. The post Nigel Biggar’s Thick Red Line appeared first on First Things
My ITA Airways flight landed near Palermo on a Sunday morning. After leaving my baggage and ten euros with a friendly souvenir shop owner, I set out, masstimes.org in. The post In the Land of St. Agatha appeared first on First Things