Theo Von vs. Laura Loomer for the Soul of the MAGA Movement — By: Crisis Magazine

Comedian and podcaster Theo Von recently showed a kind of courage that I hope and pray will be the defining characteristic of the rising generation of public figures: the courage of living in solidarity with the vulnerable. In a short, simple, unpretentious video, he spoke out on what he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…

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Jaws at 50: We’re Still Going to Need a Bigger Boat — By: Crisis Magazine

The movies have less and less to offer because the entertainment-industrial complex is growing less and less substantial. The art of cinema has become the art of senselessness, churning out tired-out properties and studio-calculated scripts with far more concern for profit than performance. Mission: Impossible 8. (This movie will self-destruct in five seconds.) Another Superman…

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America at a Crossroads: Balancing Faith, Reason, and Artificial Intelligence — By: Crisis Magazine

When I saw the white smoke rising and heard the joyful cry of Habemus Papam! echoing from St. Peter’s Basilica, my heart swelled with gratitude and hope. The announcement that Cardinal Robert Prevost had been elected as Pope Leo XIV filled many of us with renewed optimism—especially American Catholics. As the first American to ascend…

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Bodyoids: Frankenstein Slaves Meet Cartesian Technophilia  — By: Crisis Magazine

The Catholic writer Walker Percy used the term “technophilia” to describe a Western—very American—faith in the power of “science.” It finds expression in slogans like “follow the science” and the conviction that “science” is the guiding light to lead humanity up from superstition and obscurantism to progress and happiness. South African bishop Denis Hurley (considered…

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