Article Picture Imperfect David Chalmers’s new book, ‘Reality+,’ asks us to consider whether virtual worlds can be real, too. By John Schwenkler August 31, 2022 Philosophy Books Technology
Article Good Samaritans? If we were to frame abortion in Samaritan terms, the Dobbs decision returns the wrong issue to the states. By Meghan Sullivan August 31, 2022 Abortion Theology Philosophy
Article Nice Threads, or Something More? An old medium is newly knocking at the door of acceptance in the art world: artists’ tapestries. By Daniel Grant August 31, 2022 Arts
Article Poem | Soul Deep “It is so hard to improvise a home / And make sure yourself is yourself” By Jeff Fallis August 31, 2022 Poetry
Article Poem | This Summer Day “How you have remained beautiful / over these fourteen years, // beautiful and optimistic” By Yehoshua November August 30, 2022 Poetry
Article Two Poems from Micheal O’Siadhail’s ‘Testament’ “Almighty, I’ve no knock-down proof of you— / You’re far beyond the reach of any thought, / All logic fails, no argument will do” By Micheal O’Siadhail August 30, 2022 Poetry
Article Poem | Bats “Any mistake’s no big deal as they / do things their own way, sleeping // all day in attic and eave” By Brian Swann August 30, 2022 Poetry
Article Letters | Accessing the classics, symbols of inclusion, and solidarity with victims Readers argue for the value of the classics accessed digitally, skewer the hypocrisy of anti-LGBTQ clergy, and reflect on compassion. By The Editors August 30, 2022 Letters
Article Only God Could Join Us to God The poet Michael Robbins and theologian David Bentley Hart on Christianity, Yeats, and growing old By Michael Robbins & David Bentley Hart August 30, 2022 Interview Theology Poetry
Article Abortion After Dobbs Commonweal writers discuss what Dobbs is likely to mean for abortion law, American politics, and the challenge of creating a “culture of life” worthy of the name. By The Editors August 30, 2022
