Society
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Wars and Modern Memory
The way we honor the dead changes as their sacrifices pass into eternity.
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Rise and Fall of the Gentleman Hero
Ronald Colman’s chivalrous leading men gave way to James Dean’s rebels without a cause.
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Why Modern Art Isn’t Right
Even a king can’t get a good portrait in an age of equality.
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Redeeming the Planet of the Apes
A post-apocalyptic franchise finds the way back to civilization.
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The Roman Example
They lost their mos majorem—their sense of tradition and custom—with disastrous results.
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The Myth of “Indigenous” Cultures
Claiming the moral high ground over “settler colonialists” will never deliver true justice.
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“Civil War”: A Warning About Violence, Not Partisanship
A new film from A24 is less interested in MAGA-bashing than in the consequences of provoking conflict.
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Vatican II: Reformist or Radical?
George Weigel dives into the controversy that still surrounds the council sixty years later.
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