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The Chauvin Conviction

Chauvin’s case is a rare, highly publicized exception to a rule of police violence practiced with impunity.

By Isabella Simon

April 21, 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

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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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April 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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The Long, Withdrawing Roar

A new book charts the decline of religion in America.

By Bernard G. Prusak

April 12, 2021

Secularism and Modernity

U.S. Catholicism

Joe Biden

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Understanding, Not Ultimatums

Continuing the conversation about sex and gender

April 11, 2021

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The Gentle Light That Vanishes and Returns

Against the epic forces of history, the Polish poet Adam Zagajewski emphasized little privacies.

April 10, 2021

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Politics

Tell Me Your Story

For Maria Hinojosa, journalism requires shedding light on the people who have been ignored by mainstream narratives.

By Regina Munch

April 6, 2021

Religion

What We’ve Been Missing

This year has taught us in an unprecedented way what it means to hope for resurrection.

By Roberto J. De La Noval

April 3, 2021

Culture

The House of Merrill

Letters from James Merrill and verse from poets who follow him, all exploring arcana with surprising rhymes and intricate musicality.

By Anthony Domestico

April 9, 2021

Books

Hope for Suffering Souls

Kirstin Valdez Quade’s new novel centers around the radical promise of the Crucifixion.

By Valerie Sayers

March 30, 2021

Books

‘A Providentialism Without God’

Three new books interrogate America’s most cherished illusion.

By Eugene McCarraher

March 29, 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.

By The Editors

April 7, 2021

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