Controversy has never been a stranger to First Things. From the archive, authors consider the threat of political violence, the line between justice and murder, and whither democracy.
FROM THE DECEMBER 1994 ISSUE

Killing Abortionists: A Symposium

VARIOUS

I support mandatory one-week waiting periods for people who are contemplating the choice of killing an abortionist.
FROM OCTOBER 2023

Is a Protestant Franco Inevitable?

JOSH ABBOTOY

Politics always, everywhere, has a threat of violence and the strongman lurking behind it.
FROM THE NOVEMBER 1996 ISSUE

The End of Democracy? The Judicial Usurpation of Politics

VARIOUS

Most members of the Court seem to be gnostics, believing they have access to wisdom denied the rest of us. 
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