The Archive
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
Alastair, Matt and Derek consider Book 12 of Augustine's *Confessions,* in which Augustine parses 'In the beginning God created the heavens and earth...' If you’re
Matthew Loftus
I really liked Andy Gullahorn’s last album, and I really like this one. They’re not all that different — honestly, does a new album need to be different in order to be good? — but they’re worth listening to. I was […]
Jake Meador
Don't miss historian Paul Putz on the history of prayer before and after football games.
Jake MeadorCurrent Politics
Chesterton would set fire to modern civilization because of a poor child's dirty hair. We are reluctant to take such steps in the face of far greater evils.
Matthew LoftusCultureEthics
You know how when someone is rubbing your back because it’s sore and they find the exact spot that hurts and press on it and you saw “YEOW!” because it hurts but also because they found it? That’s what I felt like reading […]
Jake MeadorBooks
E. J. Hutchinson at TAC: “I hate to read new books.” So begins William Hazlitt’s essay “On Reading Old Books.” The title will remind readers of C.S. Lewis’s similarly named but much more well known essay “On the Reading of […]
Matthew LoftusFamilyEducation
Like Emily Hubbard, I grew up in a conservative Christian milieu that thought public schools were a moral cesspool where I would be exposed to drugs, sex, and possibly even evolutionary theory. And now she sends her kids to a […]
Jake Meador
Chris Krycho: For the last several months, I’ve been experiencing what I initially described as mild burnout. I’m not sure how mild it is at this point, but I’m definitely still experiencing it. As a result, I’m still thinking about how to mitigate […]
Jake Meador
From The Guardian: Once, when I was staying in Houston, Texas, my host was showing me round her house. It included a mighty fireplace. “How often does it get cold enough to light a fire?” I asked, as what little I […]
Matthew LoftusHistoryEconomicsHealth & Medicine
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration (PDF) — the landmark 1978 World Health Organization statement by 134 countries affirming the vital role of primary health care. This article explains why it’s so important to still focus on […]
Jake Meador
The new reading environment built around the social stream corrodes the minds of writer and reader alike.
Matthew LoftusCulture
Lyz Lenz digs into the history of Tucker Carlson to try to figure out what happened to America: I am trying to listen. I am trying to understand. I want to understand. If I can figure out what happened to […]