The Arena blog launched on February 1, 2023! Thus this December brings us to almost a full year of existence. In the spirit of end-of-year roundups, here are the most popular three posts of the year from each of the Arena’s regular contributors.
Elizabeth Stice
1. Going Infinite, part II. Caring is hard
2. Your favorite professor might be a dirtbag
3. Tell the truth and shame the devil
Dixie Dillon Lane
1. Stephanie Murray on Parenting at the Atlantic Today
2. Many know the night: A lesson from Elie Wiesel
3. What to get the kids you know for Christmas this year (while this roundup is going up so close to Christmas Eve, it’s not too late to make use of the sage advice here—and for some gift ideas, you can procrastinate until the last minute)
Jon D. Schaff
1. Harry Potter sixteen years later
2. Liberal education isn’t selling this year
3. No, Donny, these men are nihilists
John Haas
1. Ukraine Will Be a Long War (not an Arena piece—I’m breaking the rules, since this essay is a Current feature, but I will put it here, because it is beautiful and heartbreaking and a must-read)
2. Difficult students and free speech in the college classroom
Dan Williams
1. Are local family ties worth the sacrifice of a career dream? Maybe so.
3. Why did Jonathan Edwards think slavery was morally right?
Nadya Williams
1. The future of evangelical scholars (and their scholarship too)
2. What if students WANT the humanities in their college curriculum?
To all at the Current, Happy New Year.
John Gardnet
I look forward to catching up with all these great articles.