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Apr 15, 2026

The Smoke Clears in Budapest

On Sunday night, after a heated and chaotic election campaign, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party lost in a landslide after sixteen years in power. The. The post The Smoke Clears in Budapest appeared first on First Things

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🎭 Culture

Apr 14, 2026

In Defense of Cultural Christianity

More than two centuries ago, Søren Kierkegaard attacked the established church of his native Denmark. He denounced it for encouraging outward “Christian” behavior rather than authentic belief. People identified. The post In Defense of Cultural Christianity appeared first on First Things

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🏛️ Politics

Apr 14, 2026

New York Is Bullying Nuns Who Care for the Dying

New York governor Kathy Hochul recently made headlines for decriminalizing assisted suicide, claiming as motivation her compassion for the terminally ill. Now her state’s public health agency has targeted. The post New York Is Bullying Nuns Who Care for the Dying appeared first on First Things

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🎭 Culture

Apr 14, 2026

Reviving Orestes Brownson

Who is worth remembering? Charles Darwin and Karl Marx, though so destructive to Christian thinking, are household names. But Orestes Brownson (1803–1876), America’s most profound Catholic thinker and a. The post Reviving Orestes Brownson appeared first on First Things

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🎭 Culture

Apr 13, 2026

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place with Wifi

As waiters glide across the room,espresso steams beside my bookon the small, round table.The low purl of conversations eddies around me, though most of usstare down at screens and dreamof. The post A Clean, Well-Lighted Place with Wifi appeared first on First Things

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🏛️ Politics

Apr 13, 2026

Catholic Bishops’ Empty Moralizing

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops made an ill-considered intervention in the legal battle over birthright citizenship. After taking office in 2025, Donald Trump issued an executive order. The post Catholic Bishops’ Empty Moralizing appeared first on First Things

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👥 Society

Apr 10, 2026

The Sexual Abuse Crisis Is Law Crisis (ft. Michael Mazza)

In this episode, Michael J. Mazza joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Where the Dallas Charter Went Wrong,” from the March. The post The Sexual Abuse Crisis Is Law Crisis (ft. Michael Mazza) appeared first on First Things

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🎭 Culture

Apr 10, 2026

Dorothy Day’s Complicated Cause for Sainthood

Twenty-six years ago, John Cardinal O’Connor launched Dorothy Day’s candidacy for sainthood: “It has long been my contention that Dorothy Day is a saint—not a ‘gingerbread’ saint or a. The post Dorothy Day’s Complicated Cause for Sainthood appeared first on First Things

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🏛️ Politics

Apr 09, 2026

What the Wall Street Journal Didn’t Print

On March 21, the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy profile of the pope as its “Saturday Essay.” The subtitle—“Pope Leo XIV pushes back against President Trump. Can the. The post What the Wall Street Journal Didn’t Print appeared first on First Things

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🏛️ Politics

Apr 09, 2026

When Rhetoric Becomes Reckless

Though it seemed to be an opening bid in a negotiation that, mercifully, ended in a provisional ceasefire, President Trump’s Truth Social post on Tuesday morning was a moment. The post When Rhetoric Becomes Reckless appeared first on First Things

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🌍 Geopolitics

Apr 09, 2026

The Sinew of Diplomacy

This review will appear in the May 2026 issue. Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissingerby a. wess mitchellprinceton university, 352 pages, $35. The post The Sinew of Diplomacy appeared first on First Things

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🎭 Culture

Apr 08, 2026

Dawn of a New Pre-Christian West

Across the Western world, especially in France, Britain, and the United States, we are seeing a remarkable surge of adult conversions to Christianity, particularly to the Catholic and Orthodox. The post Dawn of a New Pre-Christian West appeared first on First Things

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