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The GOP Debt Standoff

The GOP remains a party designed to convert the cultural grievances of white working-class voters into low taxes for the wealthy and austerity for the poor.

By The Editors

January 29, 2023

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The Life of a Song

Glen Campbell possessed not only a prodigious musical talent, but an ability to connect regional American music to the mainstream.

By Rand Richards Cooper

January 27, 2023

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Yarvin’s Case Against Democracy

The writer Curtis Yarvin advances a monarchist politics that’s too elitist even for fascism. His only real talent is pitching reaction in a hipster vocabulary.

January 27, 2023

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January 2023

Unity, not Uniformity

On this episode, Susan Bigelow Reynolds explains why the Church needs more ‘solidarity’ and less ‘communion.’

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Between Sovereignty and the IMF

A new history of international financial institutions raises the question: What balance can be found between sovereignty and international economic cooperation?

By Lars Erik Schönander

January 26, 2023

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A Defense of Casuistry

Pope Francis has made it plain that he doesn’t like “casuistry.” But this form of moral reasoning can be made consistent with Francis' teaching on God’s grace.

January 24, 2023

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The Philosophy of Mourning

Jonathan Lear’s new book understands mourning as evidence of human well-being. But it overlooks the importance of the agonizing lament.

January 23, 2023

Must Reads

Politics

Just Call It Fascism

The thinly veiled fascism of Russian “philosopher” Alexander Dugin has attracted right-wing attention and admiration.

By Matt McManus

November 27, 2022

Religion

Call It ‘Exculturation’

We're seeing an unbinding of the deep affinity between representations of culture and Catholic culture. How did Catholicism come to be seen as the enemy?

By Massimo Faggioli

December 19, 2022