Article Koneck offers “hope, not handwringing” at lecture in Atlanta “Not only do we have a capacious Church and an important Church, but we also have a Church guided by the Holy Spirit," Koneck said. "Which is why no matter how paralyzing the headline, I cannot bring myself to fret.” By The Editors August 29, 2024 News
Article When Hitchens Was Good Christopher Hitchens was a champion detractor, a terrific hater, and always more fun to read when he was denouncing than when he was praising. By Morten Høi Jensen August 29, 2024 Books Politics Nonfiction
Article The Synod on Synodality, Round Two Though the Synod itself will conclude on October 27, the “synodal process” that Pope Francis called for in 2021 will carry on. By Massimo Faggioli August 28, 2024 Synodality Pope Francis Religion Bishops
Article The Imperial Judiciary The Supreme Court's decisions this summer reveal an aggressive agenda that will harm Americans' quality of life. By Cathleen Kaveny August 28, 2024 Supreme Court Domestic Affairs
Article New Faces, Old Faces, ‘Lethal’ Force At their national convention in Chicago, Democrats adopted the more explicitly “patriotic” posture of an earlier era. By Lucia Preziosi August 27, 2024 Politics Kamala Harris
Article The Case that Never Ends Will the Guantánamo cases ever be resolved? By Miles Doyle August 27, 2024 Politics Domestic Affairs
Article The Despotism of Money Two excellent new books defend the liberal project with wisdom and clarity. So why do they yield such little hope? By George Scialabba August 26, 2024 Politics Culture Books Economy
Article Commonweal Contributors and Board Members Cathleen Kaveny and John T. McGreevy Discuss Their Work on 'Christian Scholar's Review' Podcast The podcast invites scholars from around the country to explore the relationship between their faith and their roles as academics. By The Editors August 24, 2024 News
Article The Venezuelan Elections Things have gone from bad to worse in Venezuela after the recent presidential election. By Griffin Oleynick August 23, 2024 Latin America International Politics
Article Cracking Down on Tech Monopolies This month, a federal judge determined that Google is a monopolist. It's the biggest antitrust ruling in over two decades. By Regina Munch August 23, 2024 Domestic Affairs Culture Technology Politics
Article Poem | Thirty-Third Anniversary "By sunlight I see your face— / its pale autumnal grace, / its burden of thirty-three years." By Tom Hansen August 21, 2024 Poetry
Article Poem | Worms "I read, lyrics about loss, loss, all for nought, / despair, ruin from the air—" By Elizabeth Poreba August 21, 2024 Poetry
Article Two Poems by Richard Schiffman "At that heady altitude where cobalt blue / blushes to blue-black and the earth / curves away from itself" By Richard Schiffman August 21, 2024 Poetry
Article Books in Brief What we're reading: how to think of AI, a biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and an explanation of what went wrong with the trend of microfinance. By The Editors August 21, 2024 Books in Brief Nonfiction
Article Getting the Question Right 'The Novelist' insists that the question must be: “How can I live a meaningful life?” and not, “Is life really meaningful?” By Santiago Ramos August 21, 2024 Arts Books Fiction
