The furrow that the Sillon ploughed – the seedbed of democratic consciousness, personal responsibility, and action rooted in faith – runs through the history of twentieth-century Catholic social thought in ways that have rarely been fully traced.

Stefan Gigacz on the Sillon Movement, Marc Sangnier, and Peter Maurin for our forum on Personalism and the Catholic Worker

Maurin’s emphasis on personal responsibility, manual labour, intellectual seriousness, and the transformation of society through small communities of practice echoes much of the Sillon’s methods and practice.

Stefan Gigacz on the Sillon Movement, Marc Sangnier, and Peter Maurin for our forum on Personalism and the Catholic Worker

Eichenberg’s wood engravings defied the visual regime of commodity culture, which directed the public’s desire ever more toward consumer individualism. In an increasingly mechanized society, his work bore witness to human dignity.

Arthur Aghajanian on the art of Fritz Eichenberg for our forum on Personalism and the Catholic Worker

“HBO’s Watchmen ruthlessly unmasks the fantasy that whistleblowers alone will end police corruption.”

J. Laurence Cohen explores genealogies of vigilante justice, from American history to HBO’s Watchmen

“What’s the difference between a masked cop and a vigilante?”

J. Laurence Cohen explores genealogies of vigilante justice, from American history to HBO’s Watchmen

War, revenge, and obsession are driven by the perception of control and hopes for victory and utopia, but ultimately result in being drawn into one’s own destruction.

Sarah MacMillen delves into applications of the Golem myth

The notion that the people suffering from mass incarceration could testify truthfully about the system’s horrors was, and still often is, contentious. . . . Even more controversial: the idea that incarcerated people can critically analyze their position.

Luke Fidler on complaint and justice in prison