Article Dignity and Gender The Vatican’s failure to carefully distinguish between “gender theory” and the varied experiences of actual transgender people risks further alienating those that already feel rejected by the Church. By The Editors April 18, 2024 Gender Pope Francis Bioethics Editorial
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Article The Entitlement of Robert Kennedy Jr. Kennedy's campaign appeals to nostalgia and is motivated by a sense of dynastic entitlement. By Dominic Preziosi April 17, 2024 Politics Joe Biden Domestic Affairs Donald Trump
Article Biden & Bibi Time and again, Biden has sought to temper Netanyahu’s “over-the-top” assault but failed to impose meaningful limits on military support. By Alexander Stern April 17, 2024 Middle East Foreign Affairs
Article Elegy for a Landline Canceling my landline felt like sacrificing a connection to the past—for the sake of economy and “progress.” By Sharon Mesmer April 16, 2024 Culture The Last Word
Article Local Adaptations In his deeply researched account of Japanese war-crimes trials, Gary Bass suggests that the liberal international order in Asia was stillborn. By John T. McGreevy April 15, 2024 Asia Politics Culture Books
Article Who Should Study Philosophy? In 'Why Teach Philosophy in Schools?' Jane Gatley seeks to “provide a failsafe argument for including philosophy on school curricula.” By Ryan M. Brown April 12, 2024 Philosophy Education Politics Books
Article Cardinal Christophe Pierre Delivers Bernardin Lecture Cardinal Pierre’s presentation was titled, “Pope Francis: Discernment and the Dialectic of Mercy.” By The Editors April 11, 2024 News
Article Words with Friends The Oxford English Dictionary is a monumental achievement, the product of devoted obsessives for whom words mean even more than perhaps they should. By David Skinner April 11, 2024 Books Culture
Article In the Shadow of Rome Greek works of science, philosophy, and literature continued to enrich civilization long after Rome’s might had eclipsed that of Greece. By John W. Farrell April 11, 2024 Philosophy Books