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Project Hail Mary’s Unresolved Moral Dilemmas

Like practically everyone else, I loved Project Hail Mary, the runaway science fiction mega-hit film that has so far garnered over $600 million in worldwide revenue. Everything about the. The post Project Hail Mary’s Unresolved Moral Dilemmas appeared first on First Things

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Microplastics in Our Souls

The Last Men:Liberalism and the Death of Masculinityby charles cornish-daleregnery, 288 pages, $32.99 Charles Cornish-Dale, who posts on X under the nom de plume Raw Egg Nationalist, is a. The post Microplastics in Our Souls appeared first on First Things

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The Church’s Gender Gap Problem

When I was growing up, it wasn’t uncommon to hear women bemoan their husbands’ absence from church. I remember scanning the pews of St. Peter’s in Plattsburgh, New York,. The post The Church’s Gender Gap Problem appeared first on First Things

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In Thanksgiving for the Gift of Baptism

Three-quarters of a century ago, on April 29, 1951, I was baptized by Fr. Thomas Love, S.J., in Baltimore’s Church of Saints Philip and James. Old Scratch must have. The post In Thanksgiving for the Gift of Baptism appeared first on First Things

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America’s Prodigal Fathers (ft. Timothy Goeglein)

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Timothy S. Goeglein joins in to discuss his recent book, What Really Matters: Restoring a. The post America’s Prodigal Fathers (ft. Timothy Goeglein) appeared first on First Things

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Politics

Surrogacy Is Already Illegal

In 1984, a Virginia physician named H. Barry Jacobs announced a plan to broker human kidneys on the open market. Congress responded within months. The National Organ Transplant Act. The post Surrogacy Is Already Illegal appeared first on First Things

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How Science Killed Materialism

At the beginning of the twentieth century, materialists could feel triumphant. The four preceding centuries had yielded a rich harvest of scientific discoveries that fortified the materialist worldview, drawing. The post How Science Killed Materialism appeared first on First Things

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When Envy Turns Apocalyptic

Peter Thiel’s recently leaked lectures on the Antichrist—recorded secretly and published last year by The Guardian—reveal a worldview aligned with the apocalyptic anthropology of René Girard, the late theorist of. The post When Envy Turns Apocalyptic appeared first on First Things

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A Tragi-Comic Masterpiece

When my younger brother, Rick, and I were boys in Pomona, California, our mother and grandmother would tell us now and then about their life in Shanghai in the. The post A Tragi-Comic Masterpiece appeared first on First Things

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Geopolitics

Is Churchill America’s Hero? (ft. Sean McMeekin)

In this episode, Sean McMeekin joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Goodbye to the Postwar Consensus” from the April 2026 issue. The post Is Churchill America’s Hero? (ft. Sean McMeekin) appeared first on First Things

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The Trans War Is Not Over

Prior to the November 2024 election, transgender issues loomed large for many parents, who feared the erosion of parental rights regarding their children’s “gender identity.” The phrase “They are. The post The Trans War Is Not Over appeared first on First Things

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Education

The Word Became Flesh and Picked Up a Hammer

A year and a half ago, the College of St. Joseph the Worker, a new Catholic trade college in Steubenville, Ohio, opened its doors to its first students. Our. The post The Word Became Flesh and Picked Up a Hammer appeared first on First Things

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