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🏛️ Politics

Jul 10, 2026

How Trump Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement

Several weeks after the 2016 election, Marjorie Dannenfelser received a voicemail from President-Elect Donald J. Trump. Her organization, the Susan B. Anthony List, had knocked on over a million. The post How Trump Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement appeared first on First Things

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Jul 08, 2026

The Invisible Hand of Faith

In 2026, three anniversaries coincide that together illuminate the enduring significance of religious liberty. Apart from marking two hundred and fifty years since the founding of the United States. The post The Invisible Hand of Faith appeared first on First Things

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Jul 08, 2026

Remembering Robert Wilken

Robert Louis Wilken—radical Christian disciple, devoted husband and father, distinguished patristics scholar, elegant writer, serious baseball guy—died on June 6, a few months short of age ninety. Curiously enough,. The post Remembering Robert Wilken appeared first on First Things

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📚 Education

Jul 07, 2026

How to Destroy Your County’s Future

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Bella d’Abrera joins in to discuss her recent book, Mindless: How the Education System is. The post How to Destroy Your County’s Future appeared first on First Things

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Jul 07, 2026

The Priests of High Art

Novelists, playwrights, and historians, Edmond and Jules de Goncourt (1822–1896 and 1830–1870) were also the supreme chroniclers of the Parisian literary and artistic life of their time. The diary. The post The Priests of High Art appeared first on First Things

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Jul 07, 2026

Great Books Are Not Good for Everyone

Great Books are back on everyone’s mind. Christopher Nolan is making a film about one. Many fear a sacrilege—with good reason: Nolan is reported to approve of Emily Wilson’s. The post Great Books Are Not Good for Everyone appeared first on First Things

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🏛️ Politics

Jul 04, 2026

The Once and Future France

In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent introduction to Éric Zemmour’s book, The Suicide of France. The conversation. The post The Once and Future France appeared first on First Things

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Jul 04, 2026

Pärt’s Music of the Word

The music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has been described as spiritual, transcendent, Eastern, angelic, ethereal, mystical, ascetic, tranquil, otherworldly. Jeremy Begbie adds “escapist” to the modifiers, criticizing Pärt. The post Pärt’s Music of the Word appeared first on First Things

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🏛️ Politics

Jul 03, 2026

Birthright Citizenship Is Living on Borrowed Time

The Trump v. Barbara decision concerning birthright citizenship did not surprise me. Mass migration is the most explosive issue in today’s politics. It puts tremendous stress on the postwar. The post Birthright Citizenship Is Living on Borrowed Time appeared first on First Things

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🏛️ Politics

Jul 02, 2026

Is Trump v. Barbara the New Roe?

On Tuesday, in a decision that will rank among the most consequential—and misguided—of the modern era, the Supreme Court entrenched an expansive vision of birthright citizenship in Trump v. The post Is Trump v. Barbara the New Roe? appeared first on First Things

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Jul 02, 2026

No Faith Worth Defending

Buckingham Palace has updated the official description of the monarch’s role vis-à-vis the Church of England. No longer is the king the “Defender of the Faith”; rather, “His Majesty. The post No Faith Worth Defending appeared first on First Things

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Jul 01, 2026

The Wound That Does Not Heal

In Genesis 32:23–33, Jacob wrestles through the night with a figure Scripture describes as both man and God. The encounter ends without clean resolution: Jacob walks away with a. The post The Wound That Does Not Heal appeared first on First Things

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