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Given J.R.R. Tolkien’s self-evident greatness (and the millions of copies his novels have sold), it is perhaps little surprise that HarperCollins—the house now responsible for publishing his works—continually unearths obscure texts to bring out in new editions. Continue Reading...

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June 03, 2026

Europe’s Bureaucratization of Parenting

In 2021, Spain became the first country in the European Union to impose fully equal and mandatory parental leave: six compulsory weeks for each parent, nontransferable immediately after birth. The policy has since been held up as a model of equality and is now being studied as a template across Europe. Continue Reading...

June 02, 2026

Murder Most Profound

Anthony Malcolm Daniels, who writes under the pen name Theodore Dalrymple, is the most irritating kind of cultural critic; he stubbornly refuses to accommodate himself to the ever-shifting categorical boundaries of the times. Continue Reading...

May 29, 2026

Magnifica Humanitas: Between Babel and Jerusalem in the Age of AI

In his first social encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV offers a compelling reflection on the relationship between artificial intelligence and human dignity. The much-anticipated document was signed on May 25 by a pope who pledged to immediately confront the AI revolution morally and pastorally during his papacy. Continue Reading...

May 28, 2026

Humanity, Magnificent, at a Crossroads

By the time you finish this article, Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, will bear the tire marks of a thousand different journalists, columnists, and influencers, each driving his or her own interpretive agenda across its 245 paragraphs. Continue Reading...

May 27, 2026

The Economics of Magnifica Humanitas

It has been a while since I awaited the publication of a papal document with as much eagerness as I have Magnifica Humanitas. Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical is itself magnificent, and I’m looking forward to prayerfully reading it over and over, not only as a guide to navigating the new world of artificial intelligence but also as an excellent historical overview and synopsis of the essential principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Continue Reading...

May 26, 2026

Freedom and Responsibility: Seven Takeaways from Magnifica Humanitas

The Second Vatican Council grappled with how to approach the “signs of the times” in Gaudium et Spes, giving the following warning: The modern world shows itself at once powerful and weak, capable of the noblest deeds or the foulest; before it lies the path to freedom or to slavery, to progress or retreat, to brotherhood or hatred. Continue Reading...

May 25, 2026

Remembering We Were Soldiers and Another America

Memorial Day was first instituted in the aftermath of the Civil War, to appease the suffering caused by the terrible bloodshed of that conflict, in which almost as many men died as in the wars of the 20th century combined. Continue Reading...

May 21, 2026

Online Sports Gambling and Virtue

When a pastor I know told me about “an issue ruining marriages” in his congregation, I assumed he was going to describe a spate of financial trouble, a string of faithlessness, typical marital discord. Continue Reading...

May 20, 2026

Free Trade and the Rule of Law

Imagine a neighborhood that has experienced high crime rates for years. A local “neighborhood watch” group forms, but it only talks about resolutions without taking any action. Criminals are found guilty but then immediately released back onto the streets to continue their illicit activities. Continue Reading...

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