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The Death of Pub Culture

Carl R. Trueman

In London this summer, I walked past a pub sign near Trafalgar Square that read “Fully Air Conditioned. Serving Cold…

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First Things / September 10, 2026

EPPC Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court to Clarify That Making Religious Practice Impossible Always Constitutes…

Eric Kniffin, Rachel N. Morrison

On August 31, 2026, EPPC filed an amicus brief in Perez v. City of San Antonio, urging the Supreme Court to hear…

Amicus Brief

PDF / September 10, 2026

Medicinal Notes on Inter-Religious Dialogue

Francis X. Maier

For three of my 27 years on diocesan staff, I had the attached duty of ecumenical and inter-religious affairs.  It was…

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The Catholic Thing / September 9, 2026

‘Gaslighting,’ ‘Toxic,’ ‘Trauma’: How Therapy-Speak Is Changing Family Life

Noelle Mering

This is an adapted excerpt from Noelle Mering’s new book “No Contact: How a Seductive Ideology Broke Families and Friendships…

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Daily Signal / September 9, 2026

Unlearned Lessons of 9/11, a Quarter-Century Later

George Weigel

Several weeks after Islamist terrorists hijacked four planes, wreaking havoc in lower Manhattan and at the Pentagon in the name…

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National Catholic Register / September 9, 2026

The midterm map’s most telling contests? These are my five picks.

Henry Olsen

Labor Day traditionally marks the start of the real campaign. With a host of races to track this year, which…

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The Washington Post / September 9, 2026

David French Accidentally Admits He Was Never Conservative

Nathanael Blake

David French was never conservative. He is currently a Kamala Harris voter who left his church in a huff, supports…

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The Federalist / September 8, 2026