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Christmas Critics 2022

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December 14, 2022

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A Path to Freedom

Two books show how art results from the tension between the authority of tradition and the freedom of creativity.

By Griffin Oleynick

December 4, 2022

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We’re invited to meet these moments with curiosity and care. A gentler world is possible.

Truthful Uncertainty

December 9, 2022

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The Perfect Gift

Sometimes, the best book to gift is a short one.

By Valerie Sayers

December 17, 2022

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We’ve elevated mere information over meaning, “technique” over “truth.”

Compulsively Online

December 20, 2022

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Achieving Normalcy

In the most seemingly banal concerns there exists endless strangeness. Scratch the surface and you’ll see the circuitry whirring away.

By Adam Fleming Petty

November 21, 2022

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Is ‘Bronze Age Pervert’ Born to Rule?

It’s hard to understand how anyone can think of Bronze Age Pervert as a role model, but an alarming number of young would-be fascists apparently do.

By Matt McManus

November 19, 2023

Religion

Sold by the Jesuits

Rachel L. Swarns's book dives into the history and legacy of the 272 slaves sold by the Jesuits at Georgetown University.

By Marcia Chatelain

November 15, 2023

Culture

Have We Become Gods?

Tara Isabella Burton’s new book asks: How has self-creation in pursuit of profit become our social ideal?

By Brad East

November 15, 2023

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Preserving Hope for Humanity

One fear ties together techno-utopian fantasies and anti-birth environmentalism: the messy, imperfect reality of our human bodies.

By Gilbert Meilaender

November 1, 2023

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A collection of Commonweal's writings on the Israel-Palestine conflict since 2009

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November 14, 2023

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