On January 13, 2026, the Supreme Court conducted oral arguments in what promise to be blockbuster rulings—Little v. Hecox from Idaho and West Virginia v. B.P.J.—over state laws banning males claiming to be “transgender” from participating […]

I live in a female college dorm where men are forbidden. And I wouldn’t change it for the world! I feel safe, I have great friendships with both men and women, and I feel supported […]

Volunteering in the Pro-Life movement in the 1990s, I remember praying for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, as if it would immediately end the abortion problem in the United States. As a high schooler, […]

Back in the day, when the New Yorker set the standard for literary elegance among serious American journals, writers were driven to distraction by the fanatical fact-checking characteristic of the magazine’s gimlet-eyed editors. But the old New Yorker ain’t […]

Three cardinals don’t speak for the Church (Catholic Culture): “When three American cardinals issued a statement on American foreign policy earlier this week, their comments naturally commanded public attention.” Jay Leno honors ‘for better or […]

Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on January 18, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. Let’s check your grasp of what we were taught in kindergarten about the “primary […]