First Things

120 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Apostle Paul's adaptive identity presented as model for Christian political action · Article uses biblical accounts of Paul to advise flexible Christian political engagement.
• LDS Leader D. Todd Christofferson Condemns Gambling As Morally Wrong · Senior LDS leader D. Todd Christofferson condemns gambling during official church conference.
• The Second Death of Charlie Kirk: How a Meme Trend Erased His Legacy · Internet meme culture 'Kirkification' has turned conservative commentator Charlie Kirk into a joke following his death.
• Essay Advocates Reviving Christian Humanism Amid Modern Identity Crisis · Author reviews Jens Zimmermann's book proposing Christian humanism for modern anthropological crisis.
• Scholasticism Offers Framework for Debating AI Consciousness · An article argues medieval scholastic methods are needed to analyze AI consciousness beyond functionalism.
• New 'Sense and Sensibility' Film Lacks Austen's Comic Vision · Georgia Oakley's 'Sense and Sensibility' adaptation is criticized for missing Jane Austen's comic vision and tone.
• 1966 Baltimore Orioles World Series win remembered 60 years later · George Weigel reflects on 1966 Orioles championship and Memorial Stadium legacy.
• AI Extinction Doom Claims Are Radically Uncertain, Author Argues · Author rejects numerical AI doom probabilities using Keynes on radical uncertainty.
• Rationalist Event SlutCon Exposes Void In Optimized Relationship Logic · Author analyzes SlutCon, a rationalist retreat for dating and sexual dynamics training.
• AI Researchers' Romantic Enchantment with Machines Questioned · Critics argue AI researchers' mystical views on machine consciousness reflect human romanticism rather than technical reality.
• Website displays cookie consent notice for visitor preferences · A website presents cookie usage consent options to visiting users.
• Resignation Letter's Inconsistent Serial Commas Suggest AI Drafting · An essayist argues that inconsistencies in Oxford comma usage in Jason Arday's resignation letter indicate AI authorship.
• Kozintsev's King Lear: A Political Protest Under Stalin's Shadow · Grigori Kozintsev's 1971 film adaptation of King Lear served as a subtle political protest against the Stalin regime.
• Op-Ed Argues Feminist Ideology Enabled Lindsay Clancy Murders · Author claims toxic feminist culture and the acquittal of Lindsay Clancy signal a moral crisis requiring female accountability.
• Pope Leo Defends Vatican II's Gaudium et Spes Against Modernity Criticism · Pope Leo argues Gaudium et Spes engages the world without compromising Catholic doctrine.
• Dan Hitchens discusses Roger Scruton essay on First Things podcast · First Things editor Dan Hitchens joins podcast to talk Roger Scruton essay.
• Author Defends Texas Bible Curriculum as Necessary Cultural Literacy · An author argues the Texas State Board's inclusion of the Bible is essential for cultural literacy despite liberal alarm.
• Henry Hyde's Hyde Amendment Saved Millions of Lives · The Hyde Amendment, championed by Rep. Henry Hyde, has saved an estimated 2.6 million lives since its enactment.
• George Weigel Argues Abortion Euphemisms Have Coarsened US Culture · Author George Weigel criticizes abortion terminology and Virginia's ballot Amendment 1.
• Pope Leo's Youth Vigil in France Celebrates Saints Over Revolutionary History · A youth vigil at the Stade de France celebrated French history through Catholic saints, contrasting it with the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.
• Review of 'Climbers' and 'The Body of This Death' Explores AI and Faith · A review of two novels examines the intersection of artificial intelligence, theology, and the human condition.
• European Court of Justice considers right to erase baptism records · A Belgian man seeks removal of his baptism record via EU GDPR before the ECJ.
• Man reflects on seven years alone on Wildcat Mountain before wife arrives · A man cleans his remote mountain cabin after seven years alone ahead of his wife moving in.
• Mistrial in Infanticide Case Threatens America's Legal Trajectory · A mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case highlights a dangerous legal standard in Massachusetts that mirrors Canada's infanticide laws.
• Christianity's Enduring Tension with Modern Therapy Culture · Christianity faces the challenge of defining doctrine within a culture dominated by therapeutic values.
• Author Discusses Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America · James M. O'Toole discusses his new book on the history of Catholic confession in the United States.
• Author Argues Creedal Orthodoxy Cannot Resolve Christian Cultural Divides · Christian essay asserts creedal orthodoxy is insufficient, advocates Genesis-rooted faith.
• Tariffs and Policy Fail to Restore Male Breadwinner Model in US Economy · Economic shifts and demographics, not tariffs, have ended the male breadwinner era.
• The Concept of Nation Is Fuzzy and Politically Pliable · An essay argues that the definition of a nation is imprecise and hinders the formulation of principled political policies.
• Essay Argues Systemic Corruption Has Spread Across US Institutions · Author claims widespread institutional dishonesty has created deep American public cynicism.