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March 1, 2025 | Vol. 40, No. 3

Crushing dissent

Emma Freire | How elites in government and Big Tech collude to turn America’s censorship apparatus on its own people


FEATURES
Unexpected retreat

Emma Freire | Free speech champion Elon Musk buckled under Brazil’s censorship demands

Free-speech fundraising

Elizabeth Russell | A Christian crowdfunding site thrives by refusing to censor controversial campaigns

Silencing the shooter

Kim Henderson | How a group of influential parents is fighting to keep a killer’s secrets

I’m from the government … and I’m here to help

Rachel Coyle | Scammers impersonating federal employees are emptying American bank accounts

Dangerous work

Elizabeth Russell | Biblical archaeologists find ways to continue digging despite war in the Middle East


CULTURE
TRENDING

A dose of reality

TRENDING | Tech companies—and consumers—are souring on virtual interaction

Books

Modern Mere Christianity

BOOKS | Ross Douthat challenges reasons for unbelief

Law schools ablaze

BOOKS | An insider’s appraisal of American legal education

Pitiable playlists

BOOKS | How streaming has hurt musical creativity

Life, literature, and lessons: eight books

BOOKS | Literary criticism, literary fiction, natural law, and more

Natural law for evangelicals

BOOKS | How the rest of Christendom can chime in on conversations about liberal democracy

Enslaved to liberty

BOOKS | Discerning the difference between Christian liberty and worldly license

Angel or devil?

BOOKS | The surprising afterlife of an epic poem

Children's Books

Lost no more

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Three books from Christian publishers about heart transformations

Memorable moments and machines

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | A lost tooth, beloved toys, and a dose of Rube Goldberg

 
FILM & TV

The Unbreakable Boy

MOVIE | Faith-based film shows a joyful boy with brittle-bone disease changing his father’s outlook

Captain America: Brave New World

MOVIE | Marvel’s new frontman is more preachy than powerful

Paddington in Peru

MOVIE | The plot of this enjoyable family film is familiar, but fans of the brown British bear won’t mind

Coming soon

MOVIES | A look at upcoming March releases

Rule Breakers

MOVIE | A dry two hours of calculation and competition

Music

Singing your life story with other people’s songs

MUSIC | Russ Taff talks about his new cover album

In the spotlight

MUSIC | Jazz, rap, and more

Classical music at the crossroads

MUSIC | Two albums interpret old themes for a new audience

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Reviews of four albums

Masterworks

Do we keep Christ on the margins?

MASTERWORKS | Theological insight from a mathematical artist

Quest

Reading, writing, and suffering

QUEST | Douglas Bond | Three books that shaped my thinking


NOTEBOOK
Lifestyle
Wanted: volunteers willing to serve

LIFESTYLE | A nationwide drop in volunteerism has nonprofits appealing for help

Politics
Virginia bellwether

POLITICS | Governor’s election could signal voters’ mood in late 2025

Education
A prayer for pre-K

EDUCATION | Some states still discriminate against religious preschools

Business
Bars without booze?

BUSINESS | Health-conscious consumers fuel surge in nonalcoholic drinks

Life
Camping crimes

COMPASSION | Dozens of U.S. cities clamp down on homeless camping

Law
No refunds for tithes

LAW | Federal court decides to steer clear of Mormon dispute