Article The Strange Genius of Hilary Mantel The late novelist Hilary Mantel’s sensibilities were clear-eyed and agreeably eccentric.By Paul BaumannOctober 2, 2022 Books Culture Fiction
Article A Change of Hart? What, exactly, is David Bentley Hart’s deal? What is his vast and diverse corpus fundamentally driving at?By Phil ChristmanSeptember 30, 2022 Books Theology Fiction
Article A Voice That Signifies Hilary Mantel’s novels offer vivid descriptions, great turns of phrase, and an abundance of rich, dark humor.By Tiina AlemanSeptember 29, 2022 Books Fiction
Article Mantel’s Mastery The late British novelist Hilary Mantel was masterly in showing how nothing touching on human desire is quite what it appears to be at first blush.By Paul BaumannSeptember 29, 2022 Books Fiction
Article Hizzoner’s Dishonor A new book from Andrew Kirtzman charts the rise and fall of "America's Mayor."By Paul MosesSeptember 27, 2022 Books Domestic Affairs Donald Trump
Article An Epidemic of Delusions A new book explores how and why Americans cling so tightly to irrational views.By Ryan M. BrownSeptember 26, 2022 Books Philosophy
PoliticsLock Him Up? Declining to charge Trump for fear of how his supporters might react would concede to him the one thing he’s always wanted: total impunity.By Griffin OleynickAugust 25, 2022
ReligionGood Samaritans? If we were to frame abortion in Samaritan terms, the Dobbs decision returns the wrong issue to the states.By Meghan SullivanAugust 31, 2022
Religion‘There Will Be Surprises’ Pope Francis’s meetings in Rome bring together cardinals from around the world to discuss Curial reform.By Joshua J. McElweeAugust 30, 2022
ReligionEarnest Desire Pope Francis’s letter on liturgical formation challenges and affirms the People of God as a whole. By Rita FerroneAugust 27, 2022
ReligionMaxima Culpa The Church should respond to the horror of unmarked graves in Canadian residential schools with apologies, not evasions.By Matt DinanJuly 15, 2021
CultureThe Paradox of Public Scholarship Public-facing scholarship has become a given for many academics—but at what cost?By Susan Bigelow ReynoldsSeptember 6, 2022
CultureOnly God Could Join Us to God The poet Michael Robbins and theologian David Bentley Hart on Christianity, Yeats, and growing oldBy Michael Robbins & David Bentley HartAugust 30, 2022
BooksWho’s It For? The question “What makes a story ‘good writing’?” can’t be answered until you know who the story is for.By Eve TushnetAugust 7, 2022
CollectionsAbortion 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 EditorsAugust 30, 2022
