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Opinion

A More Perfect Mediocracy

Liel Leibovitz

One of the most spiritually meaningful journeys of my life involved the quest for a desperately needed…

Against Genius

Ephraim Radner

This is the main road God takes to come to us: our recognition of our own ignorance.”…

Be Catholic First

Daniel Lipinski

A former colleague of mine in Congress recently told me that he now describes himself as a nondenominational…

Letters

Various

C. S. Lewis In his recent op-ed (“The Hypocrisy of Masks,” August/­September) exploring the theme of hypocrisy…

The Pronoun Ritual

Samira Kawash

Last fall, when I took my daughter to her college orientation, all new students had been issued…

The Queen in Scotland

John Haldane

The death of Queen Elizabeth II was in no sense tragic, particularly as it occurred in her…

Essays

Fear God, Honor the Emperor

Evangelicals and Catholics Together

Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement urged resistance to laws that enforced racial discrimination. They appealed to…

Harms Done by Gay Marriage

R. R. Reno

Harms Done by Gay Marriage Our ruling class seems determined to drive our country into a ditch.…

Made-For-TV Politics

Philip Jeffery

The hearings of the January 6th Committee have flopped. Despite rave reviews from critics, audience reception has…

The Case For Kids

Kevin DeYoung

The most significant thing happening in the world may very well be a thing that is not…

The Truth About Bill Gates

Sam Kriss

What is it like to be a billionaire? I can imagine what it’s like to be a…

Reviews

Del Noce’s ­Moment

Michael Hanby

The Problem of Atheismby augusto del nocemcgill–queen’s university, 528 pages, $39.95 Augusto Del Noce (1910–89) is one…

Divorce and Dissolution

Richard Rex

The Dissolution of the Monasteries:A New Historyby james g. clarkyale university, 704 pages, $35 The closure of…

The Future ­Remains Open

Dan Hitchens

The Poems (1961–2020)by derek mahonthe gallery, 536 pages, £22.50 Longtime fans of the Irish poet Derek ­Mahon…

The Wrongs of Woman

Matthew Schmitz

The Rights of Women:Reclaiming a Lost Visionby erika bachiochinotre dame, 422 pages, $35 In 1891, Charlotte ­Perkins…

Poetry

Above It

Anna Lewis

It’s not that I don’t know it when I’m in it,searching for a spot to park my…

First Light Last

Paul Mariani

You arrive at enough certainty to be able to make your way, but it is making it…

For Martha

James Matthew Wilson

Busy with many things, I know you are,And watch you turn away and close the door.I see…