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Essays May 12, 2025 4 minutes As I Think about Pope Francis By Joe Weil Joe Weil, a poet, professor, and Catholic, reflects on the death of Pope Francis, what he loved about the man, and what he hopes ...

Joe Weil, a poet, professor, and Catholic, reflects on the death of Pope Francis, what he loved about the man, and what he hopes the late Pope sees differently on the other side of this world.

The Senior Senator from Oklahoma joins Merion West editor-in-chief Erich J. Prince to discuss his new book "Turnaround: America's Revival," as well as reflect on President Trump's First 100 Days.

Michael Farrell was born in Bayshore, Long Island but moved to the beautiful Finger Lakes region of NY when he was four. He ...

Poetry May 2, 2025 2 minutes Villanelle for Stronghold Table and Daydream By Sarah Zietlow “Prairie dogs call through the murmuring grass,/mimicking history—its rhythmic drum beats—/and resurrecting ...

“A pair of discarded headstones/Lay in the wild weeds:/Cracked, faded, apart, lost” ...

Erich J. Prince, through a series of interviews and delving into the data, seeks to determine why so many Americans spend so much time in school but seem to have learned far too little, as well as ...

Johnny Payne is the arts editor at Merion West. Johnny is a poet, novelist, playwright, and essayist. He has worked extensively in Latin American Studies, especially literature under dictatorship and ...

“With Vice President Vance as President Trump’s heir apparent, it is difficult to envision a restoration of principled conservatism any time soon. Meanwhile, the country’s political class is plagued ...