The June 2026 Chronicles “Building the Court of Thomas” is online and available for subscribers. In our lead feature this month, Sen. Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) explains the importance of courage in evaluating judicial nominees, especially during our present constitutional moment: chroniclesmagazine.org/view/… Mark Paoletta (@MarkPaoletta) elaborates on the profound impression Clarence Thomas has left on the judiciary by remaining anchored in his originalist jurisprudence: chroniclesmagazine.org/view/… Stephen B. Presser reviews Justice Barrett's ‘Listening to the Law’: chroniclesmagazine.org/revie… Mark Judge (@markgjudge) reviews Mollie Hemingway’s new biography of Justice Samuel Alito: chroniclesmagazine.org/revie… Chronicles Editor-in-Chief Paul Gottfried warns conservatives not to over-celebrate the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of racial redistricting: chroniclesmagazine.org/edito… Dr. Lane Scott (@LaneSmithScott) remembers the soon-to-be beatified Bishop Fulton Sheen: chroniclesmagazine.org/remem… Paul du Quenoy (president of the @PalmInstitute) reviews Olivier Assayas's ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’: chroniclesmagazine.org/revie… Alexander Riley (@AllThingsRhap) reviews ‘Inevitable Differences,’ by J.E.R. Staddon: chroniclesmagazine.org/revie… And, Daniel McCarthy (@ToryAnarchist) reminds conservatives of the enduring relevance of James Burnham: chroniclesmagazine.org/colum… Those features, along with book and film reviews, and more, are in the June issue, available in full for subscribers here: chroniclesmagazine.org/2026/… Support our work and subscribe to Chronicles here: chroniclesmagazine.org/subsc…

Replace Awful Late-Night Shows with Arts TV It’s time to return to a time when America’s cultural gatekeepers promoted things that elevate rather than degrade our souls. Mark Judge (@markgjudge) writes for the June issue of Chronicles: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/r…

A Nation and a Saint Advance celebrations for July 4, recalling a nation and an actress who stood against the enemies of freedom. Lloyd Billingsley writes for Chronicles Online: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/a…

What We Are Reading: June 2026 Short reviews of ‘Remembering Who We Are’ by M. E. Bradford, and ‘History Matters’ by David McCullough. Joseph Scotchie and Erich J. Prince write for the June issue: chroniclesmagazine.org/revie…

Amy Coney Barrett and the Court of Disappointed Hopes Justice Barrett’s ‘Listening to the Law’ reads as though it were written by a well-intentioned jurist who fails to understand the monstrosity that the high court has become. Stephen Presser writes: chroniclesmagazine.org/revie…

Modern Socialism is Anti-Social Building communities will necessarily be underwhelming if one cannot agree on pronouns. John Horvat II writes for Chronicles Online: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/m…

A new report meant to critique the state of the humanities at American universities falls flat, as the report’s authors lack the courage of their convictions. Paul du Quenoy (president of the @PalmInstitute) writes for Chronicles Online: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/o…

From Russia With Boredom: The Wizard of the Kremlin Fizzles Out Olivier Assayas’s ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ is less ‘Red Dawn’ and more red yawn. Paul du Quenoy (president of the @PalmInstitute) writes for the June issue of Chronicles: chroniclesmagazine.org/revie…

Hollywood Elites Get Their Comeuppance from YouTubeWood A pair of independent Gen Z directors is giving out-of-touch Hollywood elites a run for their money. Noel Yaxley writes for Chronicles Online: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/h…

Elite Overproduction and Higher Education Recent outbursts of derision at American commencement ceremonies at the mention of AI are a reaction to the failure of our society to prepare young people for new realities. Clifford Angell Bates, Jr. writes: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/e…