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FIRST THINGS

Pope Benedict XVI was a dominant force in the intellectual debate over the problems of progressive liberalism and our need for tradition.
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Benedict XVI’s political thought emanates from the same truth as his theological thought: that God is Logos.
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The Political Philosophy of Joseph Ratzinger
by Fr. James V. Schall  
Joseph Ratzinger was aware of the central event of modernity, namely the transferal of basic Christian categories from the transcendent order to the political order of this world.
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Theologian of the Heart: Benedict XVI

Joseph Ratzinger: A Man Sent From God

Benedict XVI on Science, Philosophy, & Faith

T.S. Eliot as Conservative Mentor

Benedict XVI, “Communio,” & the Communion of Saints

Tolkien on Magic, Machines, & Mordor

Joseph Ratzinger: A Man Sent From God

Theologian of the Heart: Benedict XVI

Is There Unity Between Religion and Philosophy?

The Peacemaker explores how Reagan used negotiation and pressure to win the Cold War.
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Benedict always spoke of a “reason illumined by faith,” a dialogue that he believed characterized Europe at its best.
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Why Is Blinken Hiding Report on Global Terrorist Threats  ?by A.J. Caschetta
National Review
January 3, 2023
https://www.meforum.org/63956/why-is-blinken-hiding-report-on-global-terrorist

Marriage: Why Bother?

A Principle of Reciprocity
Pope Benedict XVI’s contribution to Catholic social doctrine regarding markets and political systems can be seen in his 2009 encyclical, Caritas in Veritate.

Consumer Materialism and Christian Hope

​​Snowbound

Is There Unity Between Religion and Philosophy?

Belonging Nowhere
Author Jean Rhys felt like a ghost in her own life, but her posthumous renown shows no sign of fading.
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CHRIS POPE
Systems Within a System
Health care in the United States is not one thing: it is five different things.

US Health Policy and Market Reforms: An Introduction
James C. Capretta | AEI Press

Restoring American Capitalism
A new book argues that the modern American economy has strayed far from its entrepreneurial roots.

The editors of Law & Liberty highlight some of the top pieces of the year.
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The National Survey of Priests suggests a deep crisis in Catholic theology

New study of Dawson explores how religion is “the key of history”

Turkish 'Progress': Six-Year-Old Girl Married by Her Sheik Father

The esteemed economist's Great Transformation doesn't speak to the present moment in the way anti-liberals would have us believe.
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The liberal arts produce true freedom of thought, facilitate genuine multiculturalism, and establish the necessary conditions for democracy.
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