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April 24, 2025

At Home in the Greatest Show

In the early 20th century, my north Jersey hometown was briefly the winter headquarters of the Ringling Bros’ circus, a fact that added no small amount of color to the local lore. Continue Reading...
April 23, 2025

When Alt Journalism Goes Bad

When British author Douglas Murray debated comedian Dave Smith and podcaster Joe Rogan on the latter’s show, many in the audience expressed frustration that Murray didn’t make certain points in defense of Israel he’s made in the past and could easily have brought up again. Continue Reading...
April 21, 2025

Requiem Aeternam: Pope Francis (1936–2025)

On behalf of our colleagues, families, and friends at the Acton Institute in the United States and Rome, we express our heartfelt sorrow and the pledge of our prayers for the eternal repose of the soul of Pope Francis, the 266th Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, who passed away today at the age of 88 during the 13th year of his papacy, which began March 13, 2013. Continue Reading...
April 16, 2025

Live Not by Lies Is More than a Movie

Angel Studios is a rare enterprise in American film, trying to put together popularity, prestige, Christianity, and new media. They had a major hit with Sound of Freedom (2023), then aimed for the Oscars with Bonhoeffer (2024). Continue Reading...
April 15, 2025

God and Mr. Lincoln

Today marks the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death. Almost immediately after the terrible event of his assassination, the martyred president was elevated to the heights of American civil religion. Despite their earlier opposition to the conduct of the war, Radical Republicans sought to appropriate his legacy to justify their extreme plans for Reconstruction. Continue Reading...