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A republic endures only through the devotion and resolve of an active citizenry.

The fabled pearly gates may be a noisy place.

I recently learned the most effective cure ever for blisters: iodine. I had no idea; and I bet your mother, like mine, told you to bandage a blister and never,…

Churches aren’t offering peace. They’re optimizing for engagement. And what gets built in the end is impressive. But like all “Babels,” it can’t bear the weight of the human soul.

In a fragmented age increasingly seduced by the cult of the self, "Wuthering Heights" challenges us to reclaim the difficult virtues that make real community possible.

You are probably familiar with the concept of the “Sports Illustrated cover jinx.”

"I don't particularly call myself an environmentalist. I love the Pinchot National Forest. My specific woods, the land that my family is from..."

When the algorithm identifies someone as a “gang member” based on human-generated criteria, the model’s “ground truth,” however flawed, becomes a stand-in for reality.

The furniture of the old churches and chapels formed the habitus of those who worshipped there regularly.

This is Goethe’s experience. And mine.

He who has a piece of ground to call his own is not truly bereft, no matter what else is lost.

We do not need more thought leaders, but more thoughtful human beings.

We have long drawn a dividing line between technology and humans, imbuing one with ethical responsibility and treating the other as merely contingent— therefore, technologies are “neutral” and it’s simply…

AI is a technology that eliminates process. It offers the grail without the quest.

Colby said the two men settled their dispute like men, but they looked more like buffoons than men to me.

If you have ever prayed the Lord’s prayer, then you have prayed for the soil and its earthworms—even if you didn’t intend to.

Science can only provide partial truths because it does not consider form or end.

Kids are good in a theological sense, always. Sometimes, however, their behavior is not what adults would call good.

While Thoreau was by no means a Puritan, I think that similarities regarding the human occupation and the goodness of creation are evident in both.

Chuck dreams of overcoming his allergy so he can reenter normal society. We reject the status quo because we want something better for our kids.

A team is from somewhere. Owners sell, players leave, but the place and the fans make up the fabric of the team.

Skidelsky’s expertise is on full display as he tells the story of the impact of machines on the human condition.

Her heartfelt lament may sound like despair, and in a way it is, save for a crucial difference.

Without the Incarnation, the philosopher’s death remains incomplete.