The overwhelming desire for authors to explain what they meant in the reply box below the editor's margin query rather than just write what they mean in the text.

Really pleased to have Josh Hochschild in Comment mag, writing about the mystical virtue of prudence. Out from behind the paywall today. comment.org/are-the-martyr…

All the brothers say my theology's finest I got distinctions up my sleeve like Thomas Aquinas

The Reimers burn their Christmas tree in July, 2025 edition.

Amazed at my prescience; I anticipated the rhyming-Thomism discourse by a week.

New Material Mysticism: Matthew J. Milliner is approaching Metaphysical Poet territory with the extended conceit in this piece—to great effect. comment.org/boundary-water…

Just saw that a review in our Comment mag submissions hopper was not only already accepted elsewhere but already published. Oof. If you have a piece in with us and we haven't got back to you, my apologies. It's summer, we're short-staffed, and there's a backlog. Soon!

Should have tagged Joshua Heavin the first time. Check out his new essay in Comment mag, on AI an Alyosha and the things that make for a good life.

Giussani stans take note: in Comment today we've got a beautiful review of a new translation of Luigi Giussani's In Search of the Human Face, from Slant Books. comment.org/the-gaze-that-…

In Comment, from the always insightful and instructive Arthur Aghajanian, a piece on Lyndon B. Johnson's famous Daisy Girl ad, the history of apocalyptic art, and the changing nature of political campaign ads. comment.org/daisy-girl-and…

Just walked in on my son and caught him in the act of... reading The Brothers Karamazov. Follow this account for tips about what to do if you discover your kids have been reading Russian literature.

True patriots only use hot sauce MAGA.

The August Material Mysticism entry, from Matthew J. Milliner, is out today and it's on Julian of Norwich. Check it out! comment.org/julian-for-eve…

In Comment today we have an absolutely delightful essay on the aesthetics of readings children's literature, by Cardus's own Timothy deVries. comment.org/reading-togeth…

Dropped my kid off at college yesterday.

This essay talks about the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. This summer my family visited the Rabbit Hole, in Kansas City, which features exhibits "in the round" based on picture book art. It was wonderful.