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Andrew Cuomo Slams Eric Adams as ‘Spoiler’ in NYC Mayoral Race: ‘It’s About You and Your Ego’

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Andrew Cuomo unself-consciously contended Sunday that Eric Adams' longshot independent re-election campaign only makes it easier for socialist Zohran Mamdani to become mayor.See the Story

William F. Buckley’s True Calling - First Things

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In this episode, Christopher Caldwell joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent review, “The Great Excommunicator” from the August/September 2025 issue of the magazine. The conversation is embedded below. For your long-term convenience, follow us on SoundCloud or subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. The post William F. Buckley’s True Calling appeared first on First Things.Read Article

The Death of Mainline Protestantism - First Things

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If Ernest Hemingway were to interview American mainline Protestantism in 2025, the conversation would go something like this: “How did you go spiritually bankrupt?” “Two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.” There seems little doubt that we are now approaching that second, sudden phase. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has this year closed its foreign mission agency. This move is a sign of the denomination’s financial struggles, but it is also the…Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia Read Article

Religious Exemptions Beyond Religious Curiosities? - First Things

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On July 21, plaintiffs in Kane v. City of New York asked the Supreme Court to review the case, which involves a narrowly constructed religious exemption to the Big Apple’s Covid vaccine mandate for public education employees. In the aftermath of Covid, New York required all public school teachers and staff to submit to vaccination or be fired. The mandate incorporated religious exemptions for Christian Scientists. It also exempted faiths whose…Harry Kane · New York Read Article

Anti-Semitic Atonement for the Holocaust - First Things

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Germany is currently undergoing a shift that I can only describe as catastrophic. Yet again, my country is awash with anti-Semitism, although this time for different reasons. In Germany and other European countries, Muslim and non-Muslim anti-Semitism is on the rise. Jews are once again no longer safe in public spaces. At demonstrations in Berlin, the cry “Death to the Jews” is often heard. Meanwhile, the much smaller pro-Jewish and pro-Israel d…Angela Merkel · Gaza Read Article

From Conclave to Catwalk - First Things

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Secular culturistas continue to be fascinated by the Catholic Church—or at least by its external trappings. The Italian fashion design firm Dolce & Gabbana’s recent show in Rome for its men’s line, Alta Sartoria, was entirely devoted to riffs on Catholic clerical garments of the most sumptuous sort, heavy with brocade, gold-thread trim, and bejeweled crosses. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the forty-year-old firm’s founders, used as their o…Catholic Church · Rome Read Article

War On The Weak and a Bad Bishop - First Things

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A case study in brain-dead deconsolidation: marijuana legalization. Marijuana has been legal in New York State since 2021. In 2025, nearly half of the states in the Union have made weed legal and widely accessible. Ongoing efforts to normalize marijuana use represent a grotesque failure of political leadership. Our elites are determined to erode what remains of moral norms and abandon the weakest and most vulnerable to self-destructive behavior.…New York City · New York Read Article

The Summer Reading List, 2025 Edition - First Things

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Some years ago, a friend teaching at a state university told me that he was offering a course on the history of baseball. I asked him for his syllabus, thinking there might be books on it I’d like to read. “What did you say?” he asked. “Books,” I replied. He laughed and said that if his syllabus included more than one book and one article, no one would register for the course. This is not good for civilization. So in memory of those halcyon hig…Catholic Church · Denver See the Story

The Crazy Train Is Decommissioned - First Things

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John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne’s farewell show, performed on July 5, was explicitly patriarchal. His musical descendants—“hard” groups like Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer, and two supergroups led by Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello—performed at the benefit concert, held near Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham and titled “Back to the Beginning.” More groups and artists, including Def Leppard, Billy Idol, and Marilyn Manson, filmed trib…Birmingham, England · Birmingham Read Article

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