News & Magazines

To find interesting articles on current issues, search for articles in the publications linked below.

If articles are behind a paywall, see if we own the publication in our Journal Search. 

Articles on current Issues: (TIP: try searching for your topic and the name of a publication using Google)
National Review,

Wall Street Journal,

The Atlantic,

The New York Times,  

Reason, 

Psychology Today 

The Economist 

For Christian perspectives and issues, try these:

First Things,
The Lamp: Catholic Magazine of the Arts, Literature, Science

Christianity Today,

Relevant,

The Gospel Coalition, 

Christ & Pop Culture,

US Council of Catholic Bishops Issues Statements

For ethical and family-related issues, try:

Discovery Institute

Heritage Foundation

Family Research Council

Ethics & Public Policy Center

Focus on the Family

For education issues, try:

James G. Martin Center for Educational Renewal, 

Fordham Institute, 

Chalkboard Review,

The Grade, 

Chronicle of Higher Education,

Sold a Story (Science of Reading),

Inside Classical Education

Education Week

Hechinger Report

History & The Arts
Claremont Review of Books

Smithsonian Magazine

The Rest is History

The Imaginative Conservative

Christianity Today Book Reviews

The New Criterion Book & Culture Reviews

The Times Literary Supplement

For political & cultural issues, try these influential think tanks:

Ethics & Public Policy Center (Religious approach to current issues)

Manhattan Institute (Conservative) and City Journal

AEI See "Centers" (Conservative/libertarian)

Cato (Libertarian)

Pew Society (Non-partisan)

Brookings (Non-partisan/liberal)

Hoover Institution (Conservative/libertarian)

What About Media Bias and Fake News?

• Be aware that each publication has a certain worldview or political goal which is good to be aware of as you are reading their articles.
• Google boosts certain sites at the top of the search, so you may only be seeing one point of view if you rely on a simple search. 
• To find articles from a certain point-of-view and ensure you are seeing all sides, try Googling your topic plus the name of a publication, like abortion "First Things" or abortion "Christianity Today" or abortion "National Review"
• If you run into a paywall, use the Journal Search to see if we own the publication. Don't pay for an article!
• Also try influential Think Tanks and the websites for non-profits like political advocacy groups, churches/denominations, universities, museums, and public archives. These sites can have interesting research and well-written opinion or feature articles.
• Here is our library page on think tanks & policy organizations. 
• Check the political leanings of a think tank or publication at All Sides bias checker.
• Also, look for sixteen indicators of bias.

Databases for Current Issues & Pro-Con Articles