Zohran Mamdani and his supporters are anything but afraid. They are hopeful of making life in the city better and optimistic about the government’s role in doing so.
For all their differences, both Jordan Peterson and Ross Douthat engage in a pragmatic effort to enlist belief on behalf of a reactionary political project.
In Christopher White's 'insta-book' on Leo's early papacy, Pope Francis is a central figure. In Matthew Bunson's biography of the new pope, Francis hardly exists.
The neglected Danish author Henrik Pontoppidan leaves no section of human society—government, church, rural life, city living, commerce, romance—untouched by his critical eye.
Readers discuss the contribution of civil servants, reflect on the personal kindness of Fr. David Tracy, and consider the future of the Democratic Party.