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Inaugural Observations
January 16, 2025Appointing Catiline to be consul; choosing Guy Fawkes to be prime minister; electing Aaron Burr or Jefferson Davis to be president—these are some of the analogies that spring to mind as I contemplate the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump. As the recently released report from special counsel Jack Smith confirms, Trump made every effort after …
Charlie Hebdo and the Need for Satire
January 9, 2025Tuesday was the tenth anniversary of the January 7, 2015, attack on the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which twelve people were murdered—murdered for publishing cartoons that “insulted” Muhammad, in the eyes of some Muslims. Immediately after the attack, much of the Western world condemned the attacks and expressed solidarity with …
The Myth of the God-Shaped Hole
January 6, 2025[Editor’s note: With the permission of Richard Dawkins, we have decided to republish this essay, which appeared a few days ago in The Spectator. A claim has been made by many in recent years that the spread of atheism has resulted in some sort of void in our lives. The removal of religion must inevitably lead …
The Regrettable Dogmatism of FFRF
January 2, 2025In case you have not heard, here is a concise summary of the situation: The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) published on its website an essay by Kat Grant titled “What Is a Woman?” in which Grant concluded that “A woman is whoever she says she is.” Along the way, Grant argued that there is …
Popular Articles
Have Christians Accepted the Scientific Conclusion That God Does Not Answer Intercessory Prayer?
Volume 39, No. 1December 2018 / January 2019
In 1982, a young cardiologist at the San Francisco General Medical Center named Randolph Byrd had a brilliant insight that would motivate several important investigations of prayer during the following two decades. He realized that the standard research paradigm known as the double-blind randomized clinical trial could be used to test the efficacy of intercessory …
Why I Am Pro-Abortion, Not Just Pro-Choice
Volume 36, No. 5August / September 2016
Why be pro-abortion? Because of all the genuine, unquestioned goods it makes possible.
The Importance of Being Blasphemous
Volume 35, No. 6October / November 2015
Looking back on the Satanic Verses affair from the time of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, it is clear that Western culture has hemorrhaged away its courage.
Popular Articles
Have Christians Accepted the Scientific Conclusion That God Does Not Answer Intercessory Prayer?
Volume 39, No. 1December 2018 / January 2019
In 1982, a young cardiologist at the San Francisco General Medical Center named Randolph Byrd had a brilliant insight that would motivate several important investigations of prayer during the following two decades. He realized that the standard research paradigm known as the double-blind randomized clinical trial could be used to test the efficacy of intercessory …
Why I Am Pro-Abortion, Not Just Pro-Choice
Volume 36, No. 5August / September 2016
Why be pro-abortion? Because of all the genuine, unquestioned goods it makes possible.
Looking Back
Free Internet Porn and America: A Report on a Natural Experiment
Volume 37, No. 1December 2016 / January 2017
“Broadband Internet brought pornography into tens of millions of American homes—for free. Within just a few years, the entire country was wired. And watching.”
The Irresponsibility of Intellectuals
Volume 37, No. 1December 2016 / January 2017
“You have to understand that this picture of the future is not a remote and improbable one, and if it comes to your neighborhood in the shape of terrorism, you’ll have paid for it.”
Why Secular Humanists Should Abandon the Myth Theory of Jesus
Volume 37, No. 1December 2016 / January 2017
When mainstream theologians admit the Resurrection might never have occurred, arguments that Jesus never existed miss the point.
Free Internet Porn and America: A Report on a Natural Experiment
Volume 37, No. 1December 2016 / January 2017
“Broadband Internet brought pornography into tens of millions of American homes—for free. Within just a few years, the entire country was wired. And watching.”
The Irresponsibility of Intellectuals
Volume 37, No. 1December 2016 / January 2017
“You have to understand that this picture of the future is not a remote and improbable one, and if it comes to your neighborhood in the shape of terrorism, you’ll have paid for it.”