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Chaucer’s Divine Seriousness

John V. Fleming

 
From the print edition: The Canterbury Tales is filled with themes of penance and confess-ion. More 

The Australian Disgrace

George Weigel 

Pell’s appeal has been rejected, leaving us to wonder just what “rule of law” means in Austra-lia. More

What Economics is For

Marco Rubio

The dignity of work is not just the concern of individuals; it is the concern of nations. More

 

Cardinal Pell, Scapegoat

Matthew Schmitz 


Cardinal Pell’s conviction is damning—not for him, but for those who issued it. More

Mass Shootings and Durkheim

John Waters



The increase in mass shootings may be a symptom of a suicidal society. More

Ruden’s Mistakes

Mark Bauerlein 

 
Sarah Ruden’s attack on Walt Whitman is base-less. More

The Sign of the Times

Hans Boersma

 

God’s eternal Word allows us to read the present time. More
 

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