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July 1, 2025 | Vol. 40, No. 7

Cracks in the foundation

Jenny Lind Schmitt | Can Western civilization survive the collapse of classical liberal values?


FEATURES
Diagnosing the disease

Mark T. Mitchell | What’s behind classical liberalism’s slow disintegration?

A tale of two chatbots

Elizabeth Russell | Generative AI is growing increasingly powerful. What does that mean for humanity?

Fourth Reich?

Grace Snell | Germany grapples with national identity as voters shift to the political right


CULTURE
TRENDING

Too hot to handle

SUMMER BOOKS | Popular new books targeting young adults combine fantasy with steamy romance

Books

Secrets worth keeping

SUMMER BOOKS | Cozy gothic novels appeal to a wide range of readers

Just light enough

SUMMER BOOKS | Our staff picks for summer reading, perhaps best enjoyed on the beach

History in human scale

SUMMER BOOKS | The power of biography—and several reading recommendations

A man and his movement

SUMMER BOOKS | The monumental life of Bill Buckley

Twain’s twists and turns

SUMMER BOOKS | A celebrated biographer tackles America’s most celebrated author

Children's Books

Timeless books for the whole family

CHILDREN’S SUMMER BOOKS | Stories that have delighted for decades

A promise fulfilled

CHILDREN’S SUMMER BOOKS | Trilogy offers fairy-tale plot with spiritual depth

Faithful friendships

CHILDREN’S SUMMER BOOKS | Stories with magic, maps, and made-up machines

Celebrating good gifts

CHILDREN’S SUMMER BOOKS | Stories about sheep, spiders, and sharing

 
FILM & TV

How To Train Your Dragon

MOVIE | Story of a Viking and his dragon gets live-action treatment, preserving original charm but shortchanging human actors

Testament

TELEVISION | Modern retelling of post-Pentecost events infuses engaging backstories into the book of Acts

Coming soon

MOVIES | A look at upcoming July releases

Parenting

TELEVISION | Without a Christian framework, psychologist Jordan Peterson’s often-sharp counsel only goes so far

Music

One last call for the blues

MUSIC | Two new albums from two old British blues singers

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Reviews of four albums

Masterworks

Pointing toward the feast unending

MASTERWORKS | Paolo Veronese’s Wedding at Cana

Quest

Lessons for the writing life

QUEST | Bret Lott | Three books that shaped my thinking


NOTEBOOK
Lifestyle
Conservatives in vogue

LIFESTYLE | Conservative fashion is back in style, but will classic femininity and elegance triumph over Botox?

Religion
Expressions of belief

RELIGION | Christian photographer wins temporary protections

Education
Phantom students

EDUCATION | Colleges confront rampant financial aid fraud

Sports
Ring of ire

SPORTS | Is one of Spain’s most ancient traditions a monument to culture or cruelty?

Life
Mutation multiplication

LIFE | Sperm donor passes cancer-prone gene to 23 kids

Immigration
Courthouse crackdown

IMMIGRATION | Feds expand fast-tracked immigrant removals

Law
Mining an exception

LAW | Supreme Court leaves in place a ruling that weakens religious liberty protections