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July 16, 2022 | Vol. 37, No. 13

Pro-lifers played the long game

Leah Savas | Early pro-life actions kept Roe v. Wade unsettled, contributing to its overturn in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health

July 16, 2022 | Vol. 37, No. 13

FEATURES
Sitting together with people in pain

Jenny Lind Schmitt | Helping war-torn Ukrainians cope with the emotional effects of war

Overcoming hurdles

Sharon Dierberger | A rare genetic disease hasn’t reined in equestrian Stacey Johnson from pursuing and sharing her dreams

Higher and higher

Peter Biles, Abi Churchill, Bekah McCallum, Alexandra Presta, Elizabeth Russell, Ava Woodard | As fuel and other prices rise, higher costs damage every link in the food supply chain

Plain truth

Kim Henderson | Amish who exit their communities find the cost of discipleship high


CULTURE
Books

From Silent Cal’s restraint to MAGA

Matthew Continetti has written a superb history of the conservative movement

Beyond silver-bullet strategies

Four books with accessible theologies

Children's Books

Lazy summer reads

Four books for middle graders and young teens

 
FILM & TV

Dinosaurs and disarray

The action often doesn’t make sense in Jurassic World Dominion, and neither does the film’s progressive message

Playing the odds

A loophole in the lottery allows a retired couple to win … over and over again

Long, strange trip

Falling short of infinity

Pixar’s Lightyear fails to measure up

The making of a legend

Exuberant filmmaking complements the bombast of Elvis’ music and lifestyle

Box Office Top 10

Top films for the weekend of June 24-26

Music

Still plying their trade

Four new or recent releases

Songs like heavenly lights

Billy Childish and John Zorn are not slowing down

Q&A
Campaigning in a changing America

Campaigning in a changing America

Social media and polarization make politics a different business than it used to be


NOTEBOOK
Education
Supreme Court upholds equal treatment for religious schools

Education: Court green-lights a Maine program allowing parents to direct tuition assistance to school of choice

Law
Allies against city violence

CRIME: Working alongside police, community-based violence interruption programs can help prevent crime

Politics
A progressive pro-lifer risks jail time

Pro-Life: The bodies of five aborted babies in Washington, D.C., could be crucial evidence in defense of pro-lifers

Religion
Treating disease at its source

RELIGION: Challenging Europe’s trajectory of unbelief

Art
Just a servant

Art: How an artist serves God by surrendering control of his work