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Are We There Yet?
It’s a terrifying thing to graduate your children from high school, hoping they’ll be able to meet adulthood and be successful.
Ghosts of New Sweden
The ghosts of the Swedish colony of the Delaware still haunt placenames in the region.
On the Occasion of My Dog’s Death
Not only has Magnolia crossed over. She’s managed to go bounding straight into the troubling territory of heaven.
Just What Is a Just Price?
That there is a just price at which an economic exchange should take place is a feature of classical philosophy and Christian and Islamic thought.
The Pattern of Chechen Dance and the Cosmos It’s In
It's rare to have the opportunity to look at another person, especially a stranger.
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Rest, Patriotism, and Reading
Sarah Reardon cautions against the typical American narrative that frames vacations as a respite from busyness.
Encore Presentation: Break-Up Songs
I'm taking the month of July off from doing new episodes and using the opportunity to re-air some episodes you might have missed. This one is from 27 October 2025…
Plough Short Fiction Contest
Plough is accepting submissions for its short fiction contest through September 1st. The winning story will be published in Plough, and the winning writer will receive a prize of $2,000.…
Encore Presentation: Songs About Solidarity
In this episode of A Symposium of Popular Songs, which originally aired 22 September 2025, we listened to songs about solidarity, one-half of the foundation of Catholic social teaching. Send…
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Amusement Goes Supernova: Reading Postman Today
The differences between the Television Age and the Internet Age are just as illuminating as their similarities.
An Ode to “Lulu”
Affectionately known by her grandchildren as “Lulu,” I knew Katherine Walbert Walker, of Oklahoma City, only as “Aunt Kathy.”
The Gift of Limits: A Conversation with Leah Libresco Sargeant
Pretending we are not what we are—finite, dependent creatures—limits our freedom to act rightly in the world.
Consuming Swatch or Valuing Craftsmanship
The mass hysteria of modern consumerism got hold of this product launch, and the result was mobs and fist fights.
Empower Those on the Front Lines
While students struggle, we ensure that all of our pieces of paper align properly and our electronic signatures are where they are supposed to be.
Four Score and Seven Years: On the discovery of time
In the spring, I was jolted into change. Because that was when I embarked upon the discovery of time.
Pushkin’s Conflict: Between Lyceum and Internet
Pushkin offers us the sovereignty of the personality through work on oneself.
Seeing Slant in the Company of Others
The poet, the teacher, and the student together form a chain of transmission in which what is handed down is a way of being in the world.
Homo Sepeliendi and the Chechen Deportation
Before the deportation, Chechnya belonged, in a significant sense, to the old world.
From the Archive
From the Editor–Local Culture 4.1: The Civil Dissent Issue
Think not, then, of the ubiquitous screens and hideous architecture and suburban metastasis and microwave dinners. Think rather of Eric Voegelin’s famous quip—Voegelin, who said that “no one is obliged…
Spiritual Secession: A Conversation with Paul Kingsnorth
" None of your readers need me to tell them that the useful work is practical, particular, small and careful: to get away from screens as much as we can, get…
Tanya Berry’s Faithful Art
Women like Tanya bring artistry and honor to everything they touch: the homes they inhabit, the land they steward, the children they raise. These photographs are testimony to the clear,…
Can There be a National Conservatism?
Here’s the irony: a growing number of conservatives realize that it will require the assistance of the State to correct many of the problems that have been created by the…
Cheese Should Be Dangerous
The cheese crafted here came about as a byproduct of a larger whole, the natural dividend of a complete way of life, and this is the foundation of the best…