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Journal of religion and public life featuring leading scholars on faith, culture, and public policy.

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đź‘Ą Society
January 16, 2026

Can Liberals Be Pronatalists?

Last year the United Nations Population Division predicted that global population will peak in approximately sixty years, at around 10.3 billion people. After that, the number of human beings will begin to fall. The post Can Liberals Be Pronatalists? appeared first on First Things

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🎭 Culture
January 16, 2026

The Madness in Miami

The great boxing spectacles of the past—the Thrilla in Manila (1975) and the Rumble in the Jungle (1974)—were never merely athletic contests. They were cultural dramas staged on global. The post The Madness in Miami appeared first on First Things

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🎭 Culture
January 16, 2026

Of Roots and Adventures

I have lived in Ohio, Michigan, Georgia (twice), Pennsylvania, Alabama (also twice), England, and Idaho. I left home to go to college, left another home to attend seminary, and. The post Of Roots and Adventures appeared first on First Things

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🏛️ Politics
January 15, 2026

The Banality of Minnesota Fraud

With each passing day, the public fraud uncovered in Minnesota—mainly involving Medicaid, childcare, and other public assistance programs—seems to grow. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson estimates $9 billion. The post The Banality of Minnesota Fraud appeared first on First Things

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đź“š Education
January 15, 2026

The Making of the Activist Academy

While majoring in computer science at Columbia University, I took part in a poetry workshop. We were assigned to write a Petrarchan sonnet, one of the most rigid of. The post The Making of the Activist Academy appeared first on First Things

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🏛️ Politics
January 15, 2026

From Little Rock to Minneapolis

Recent reports and images from Minneapolis reminded me of Little Rock in 1957, where attempts were made to nullify the Supreme Court’s effort to impose a new regime of. The post From Little Rock to Minneapolis appeared first on First Things

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🌍 Geopolitics
January 15, 2026

The Realities of Empire (ft. Nathan Pinkoski)

In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent review, “Hegemon or Empire?” from the January 2026 issue of the. The post The Realities of Empire (ft. Nathan Pinkoski) appeared first on First Things

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