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April 30, 2025

Feminists Against the Sexual Revolution

Late modernity has inherited a revolutionary spirit, and sex is the easiest place to see that spirit and its costs. The harms of the Sexual Revolution are rampant: Dating culture has collapsed; hookup culture is unsatisfying; the decline in marriage and birth rates have become a rallying cry for policymakers and conservatives alike. Continue Reading...
April 29, 2025

The Debate on Universal Injunctions

Shortly after President Trump’s inauguration, a controversy erupted between the administration and the federal judiciary revolving around the use of universal injunctions issued by federal judges to halt presidential policies and practices nationwide. Continue Reading...
April 28, 2025

What to Expect at the Conclave

The conclave to elect a new bishop of Rome and successor of Peter, better known as “the Pope,” starts May 7. Here are a few things to consider as you begin to hear more about the future of the Church and the several cardinals considered to be the “front-runners.” Continue Reading...
April 24, 2025

At Home in the Greatest Show

In the early 20th century, my north Jersey hometown was briefly the winter headquarters of the Ringling Bros’ circus, a fact that added no small amount of color to the local lore. Continue Reading...
April 23, 2025

When Alt Journalism Goes Bad

When British author Douglas Murray debated comedian Dave Smith and podcaster Joe Rogan on the latter’s show, many in the audience expressed frustration that Murray didn’t make certain points in defense of Israel he’s made in the past and could easily have brought up again. Continue Reading...
April 21, 2025

Requiem Aeternam: Pope Francis (1936–2025)

On behalf of our colleagues, families, and friends at the Acton Institute in the United States and Rome, we express our heartfelt sorrow and the pledge of our prayers for the eternal repose of the soul of Pope Francis, the 266th Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, who passed away today at the age of 88 during the 13th year of his papacy, which began March 13, 2013. Continue Reading...