Our Pro-life Future

Author: Rachel MacNair Rachel MacNair’s commentary on abortion is a clear defense of the Right to Life. The compelling aspect of her arguments are two-fold with new facts. We find these facts in the post-abortion…

Roe: Twenty-Five Years Later

Author: The Editorial Staff of First Things Twenty-five years after the Supreme Court of the United States handed down the Roe v Wade decisions, the Editorial Staff of First Things examines the effects of the…

What Humans Have That Machines Don’t

Author: Christopher Benson Is there a ghost in the machine? Christopher Benson reflects on how human beings defined by interlinked body, mind, and soul is not a machine. He argues that the material naturalist metaphor…

Crimes in Concrete

Author: Theodore Dalrymple What makes up poor aesthetics? Dalrymple points out how the bleak modern urban landscape assaults the senses and soul. He states, “Could anyone imagine a worldwide outpouring and heartfelt grief, such as…