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When Myroslav Marynovych was arrested at twenty-eight, he was agnostic. When he was released ten years later, he was a Christian ethicist and political thinker.

May 2, 2021

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Pattern & Novelty

From Michael Robbins and Hannah Sullivan, grown-up poetry and poetry about growing up.

By Anthony Domestico

April 30, 2021

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Justice Breyer Needs to Retire

Justice Breyer should retire while he can be sure that a Democratic Senate will consider whomever Biden nominates.

April 28, 2021

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May 2021

Iran & America

Most Americans are used to thinking of Iran as an adversary. But that hasn’t always been the case.

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Biden’s Foreign Policy

Amid the breathless media chronicling of Biden’s “First Hundred Days,” his strategic guidance has received little attention.

By Andrew J. Bacevich

April 27, 2021

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Violence in Tigray

The picture slowly emerging from the Tigray region in Ethiopia is desperately grim.

By Regina Munch

April 26, 2021

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A Return to Normal?

Though Britain’s vaccine rollout provides a source of hope, it also emphasizes the social inequality exposed by the pandemic.

By Felix Robertson

April 25, 2021

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Biden’s Foreign Policy

Amid the breathless media chronicling of Biden’s “First Hundred Days,” his strategic guidance has received little attention.

By Andrew J. Bacevich

April 27, 2021

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A Historic Resignation

Bishop Hoeppner’s resignation marks a significant advance in the effort to hold prelates accountable for concealing clergy sexual abuse.

By Paul Moses

April 16, 2021

Culture

A Hybrid Voice

For the novelist Xiaolu Guo, telling stories in English is an ongoing project to capture a life lived across China, Europe, and the United States.

By Melody S. Gee

April 18, 2021

Books

What Happens Next?

Lauren Oyler’s new novel is a knowing and hilariously bleak model for our internet age.

By Jacob Bacharach

April 15, 2021

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National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we’re collecting poems and writings about poetry, with new additions by our literary critic every Friday.

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April 7, 2021

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