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The Genius of Wordsworth

Algis Valiunas

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Wordsworth’s concern for men’s souls dovetailed with his earnest political passions. More

The Joy of Jonathan Sacks

Rowan Williams

I thank God for Jonathan Sacks and commend him to the God of the spirits of all flesh. More

The Sinner and the Saint

Kenneth L. Woodward

John Paul II’s place in the canon of saints is secure, but judgments on his papacy remain open to revision. More

Ron Howard’s Disappointing Hillbilly Elegy

Gracy Olmstead

 
Howard’s film fails to capture the best parts of J. D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy. More

Seventy-Five Years Ago in Silesia

Bronwen McShea

 
The Red Army martyred priests and raped nuns as it marched through Silesia. More

Revolution of the Self

Carl R. Trueman

 

Transgenderism is taking on too many enemies to have a long-term future. More

A Year of Reading: 2020

John Wilson

 
A Thanksgiving feast of book recommendations from 2020. More

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