In 1963, Betty Friedan published her influential book The Feminine Mystique, inventing a term to describe the languor born of unfulfilled desires among American women, whose primary duties consisted in keeping their homes and raising […]
For years, my wife and I have collected thousands of DVD’s, LP’s, CD’s, and of course books, and therefore we have had little choice but to decorate with them too. We hate clutter, but we’re […]
Welcome to the maiden voyage of God’s First, where I will endeavor to share regular commentary on the Church and the world from my vantage point as a former Anglican cleric and current movie-watcher, Europhile, […]
I was supposed to be in England for a conference and other work-related events this week, but twenty-four hours before we were set to fly, Queen Elizabeth II died. For a variety of good reasons, […]
One of the most refreshing things to come out of Hollywood in recent times is Tom Cruise’s “thank you” message before the start of this summer’s biggest blockbuster, Top Gun: Maverick, a film mercifully free […]
The late Sir Roger Scruton once wrote about the “religious imposter” Tartuffe, an archetypal character from a play by the seventeenth-century French comedic playwright Molière. “Tartuffe is not simply a hypocrite,” Scruton said, “who pretends […]
On New Year’s Eve 2006, my wife and I took the train into Manhattan from New Haven to see a Broadway show in celebration of our first wedding anniversary. As big fans of the late […]
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