FIRST THINGS Editor’s Circle

The FIRST THINGS Editor’s Circle celebrates readers who have contributed in meaningful ways to advance the mission of FIRST THINGS. Membership in the Editor’s Circle begins with an annual giving level of $1,000 and confers a number of benefits, all of which aim to invite members to participate more intimately in the FIRST THINGS intellectual community of editors, writers, and scholars. The Editor’s Circle has grown substantially since its establishment in 2011. We are pleased to report that this growth accelerated in 2021, with membership exceeding four hundred donors. We look forward to inviting even more FIRST THINGS readers into the Editor’s Circle in 2022.

Pillar

($25,000 & Higher)

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cummins Mr. and Mrs. William S. and

Nadine C. Haines, Jr. Mr. Thomas D. Klingenstein Mr. John F. Lang Mr. Robert L. Luddy Mr. and Mrs. Noel Moore Mr. Colin Moran Mr. and Mrs. Tony de Nicola Ms. Mary Osborne Mr. and Mrs. James N. Perry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry and

Victoria Smith Mr. Thomas Tarzian Dr. Henry Vander Goot

Foundations

Catholic Association Foundation Carson-Myre Charitable

Foundation Considine Family Foundation Louise M. Davies Foundation Plainsight Foundation Sarah Scaife Foundation William E. Simon Foundation

Benefactor

($10,000 – $24,999)

Anonymous (3) Mr and Mrs. C. Larry Bradford Mr. William J. Burke III Mr. Brian Clingen Mr. and Mrs. David Colquitt The Geraldine L. Connolly

Foundation Corbalis Family Foundation Ms. Leslie Graves Mr. Kazimierz Herchold Roger and Susan Hertog Ms. Cynthia Kase Mr. Richard Kreitzberg Mr. and Mrs. B. Alexander and Camille Kress Mr. and Mrs. Vincenzo La Ruffa Mr. and Mrs. David Lumpkins Mr. Grayson Murphy Mr. J. Mark Mutz Dr. Thomas Noell Mr. Edward Nowak Mr. and Mrs. James and

Paige Price Mr. Ken Rose Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Shaw Dr. Rein Staal Dr. Jason M. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. A. Penn Hill

Wyrough

Patron

($5,000 – $9,999)

Mr. Robert N. Allen, Jr. Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and

Kelly Armes Mr. Jay Betz Mr. J. Robert Brame Dr. and Mrs. Bill and

Anne Burleigh Mr. John Cannon Mr. and Mrs. William R. and Karen M. Carlson Ms. Alietia Caughron Mr. Don Chakerian Mr. William W. Chip Mrs. Johanna Cinader Drs. Daniel and Mary Cruser Mr. and Mrs. Denis Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Dykstra Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Feeney Mr. Mark Green Mrs. Christa R. Klein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lehrman Mrs. Kathleen McCann Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and

Maureen Molloy Mr. Doug Monroe Mark Murray Mr. and Mrs. William and

Margaret Nugent Mr. and Mrs. Frank and

Anne Palopoli Dr. Stanley G. Payne Mr. Russ Reinsel Mrs. Martha Rochelle Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rooney Mr. and Mr. Kevin Roshak Tim and Judy Rudderow

Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Byron and

Beth Smith Mr. and Mrs. Phil and

Julie Smith Dr. Richard Spady Mr. Joseph Starshak Mr. and Mrs. Tito Tiberti Mr. and Mrs. Paul Verderese Mr. Frank E. Witt

Supporter

($1,000 – $4,999)

Mr. William Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and

Deborah Abrogast Dr. Philip Adams Mr. and Mrs. Maximillian and Monica Amster Mr. and Mrs. Dana Andersen Anonymous (46) Mr. and Mrs. Jose Arvizu Rev. Mark and Lois Ann

Atkinson Mrs. Janet Baker Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baker Mr. and Mrs. Fred and

Elizabeth Balzarini Dr. and Mrs. George R. Barth Ms. Ava Battaglia Dr. and Mrs. Don Beringer Dr. Gordon Bermant Fr. Michael Berner Richard E. Bernstein Dr. Philip Bess Dr. and Mrs. Marion Bickford Mr. Philip Biever Rev. Dr. A. Bryden Black Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Blaine Mr. Carl Bobkoski Mr. David R. Bock Dr. and Mrs. David L. Bodde Mr. Mark Bodett Rev. and Mrs. Francis and

Penny Bonadonna Dr. Richard Boyer Dr. Daniel E. Boyle, Jr. Mr. Edward Bridge Mr. Porter Briggs Mr. Kevin Brown Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brzica Mr. Brian Burch Mr. Christopher Burke Mr. and Mrs. David Burton Mr. Jackson Burwell

“In a way, FIRST THINGS has given me a life-line, a harbor where I am in a community of friends.”

Iwas warned by my brother in March of 2017 that he had bought me a subscription to a magazine he thought I’d like. Sure enough, two weeks later, issue number two hundred seventy-two (April 2017) arrived at my home. Back then, “The Public Square” was up front, so it was the first “thing’’ I read. “Getting Augustine Wrong” was the header. I was hooked. I had found fellow travelers, and they asked me to come along!

Other FIRST THINGS supporters have expressed the sentiment, but it bears repeating: Faith and reason reach their greatest heights working together. Currently, venues adopting the principle are rare. There are plenty with faith and plenty with more than their share of reason, but almost never in

William J. “Chip” and Lauren Burke

fruitful combination. In a way, FIRST THINGS has given me a life-line, a harbor where I am in a community of friends. Were I more intelligent and a better writer, I would offer to man the hazardous and remote post assigned to the magazine’s staff as they wage this great war. That’s out of the question! So I give, to pay it forward and let them know they are not executing their mission alone.

Supporter continued

Mr. and Mrs. John and

Ann Bushnell Mr. and Mrs. Jack Calcutt Mr. Steven Caldwell Mr. Peter Carey Mr. William Carr Mr. B. G. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Carm and

Kathleen Catanese Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Cesarz Ms. Karen Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Brian Cilker Mr. Garry Collins Mr. and Mrs. Henry and

Christine Constantine Mr. James Creigh Mr. and Mrs. John Croghan Dr. and Mrs. William Cromie Mr. Howard Dahl Mr. Chris Dahm Dr. and Mrs. Donald and

Michele D’Amour Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dapron Mr. John V. Deitchman Dr. and Mrs. Peter DeMarco Mr. William H. Dempsey Mr. Andrew Deskins Mr. and Mrs. Ned Desmond Mr. James W. Diamond Mr. and Mrs. David Dobler Mr. Paul Donohue Mr. Matthew Dorn Rev. Philip Dripps Mrs. Kristin Drumm Mr. Kurt Dudas Mr. Clark Durant Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A.

Dymek Mrs. Phyllis K. Eichman Dr. Richard Elphick Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elseth Mr. John Fairbanks Mrs. Cornelia Farley Mr. Kirk Farney Mr. Henry Fila Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.

Finnerty Mr. John Fitzpatrick Dr. Tim Flanigan Mr. and Mrs. Albert and

Sallie Forrester Mr. Darrell Forgey Mr. and Mrs. John J. Freeh Dr. Timothy Fuller Dr. and Mrs. F. Earl Fyke Mr. Arthur Gandolfi Profs. Richard and

Nicole Garnett Mr. Jay Gaskill Mr. and Mrs. Michael and

Linda Gorman Mr. Robert Goyette Dr. H. Stephen Grace, Jr. Mr. Edward D. Greim Mr. and Mrs. John Gschwind Mr. Lawrence D. Haber Mr. Karl Habermeier Mr. John E. Hamersma Mr. William Haney Mr. James Hanson Mr. Rick Harris Mr. Robert B. Hatfield Mr. Michael F. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Rob and

Alicia Hays Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helm Fr. Dave Heney Mr. Aaron Hensley Drs. Samuel and Elizabeth

Hensley Mr and Mrs. Michael D.

Herman Mr. and Mrs. Martin and

Laurie Hicks Dr. and Mrs. Hal and

Margaret Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holyer Mr. Case Hoogendoorn Jacqueline Studer and

Brent Hoots Mr. Stanley House Ms. Elizabeth Howard Bill and Margaret Hurme Mr. Richard Ipri Mr. and Mrs. Bill and

Deborah Jordahl Dr. and Mrs. Onsi W. and

Stephanie J. Kamel Mr. Richard Katerndahl Mr. Joshua Katz and

Ms. Solveig Gold The Keefe Family Mr. Mark Keller Drs. Michael and Katherine Kelly Mr. Michael Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kenny Mr. Edward W. Kerson Ms. Katherine Kersten Dr. Steven Klein Mr. and Dr. Robert and

Jamie Knauss

Supporter continued

Mr. Robb Koether Walter Kou Mr. Michael Kouyoumdjian Mr. Alex Kruszewski Mr. and Mrs. Dan and

Jennifer Lahl Mr. and Mrs. Ray and

Beth Lantinga Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Lawler Mr. and Mrs. Richard and

Mary Ann Lawlor Ms. Margaret Leiberton Laura and Ted Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Leslie Dr. Stephen Lewarne Mr. Tom Lewis Mr. Arthur Long Prof. Daniel H. Lowenstein Mr. and Mrs. David and

Elaine Lozier Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Lutz Mr. David P. Madden Mr. J.M. Mahood Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Martin Mr. David E. Mason Rev. and Mrs. Bo and

Carole Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Douglas and

Marta Mayer Mr. Brian McAuliffe Shannon and Terry McDaniel Priscilla M. McEnroe Mr. Carl Meade Dr. Robert T. Means, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Meyer Ms. Alexandra Mihalas Ann Miller Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mills Mr. Kenneth B. Miner Mr. Scot Moceri Mr. Stephen Molnar Mr. B. Lee Moody Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey and

Deanna Moore Mr. David E. Moran Dr. Martin Mulders Mr. Richard L. Muller Mr. Dennis Murphy Mr. Dan Negrea Mr. Robert Neithart Mr. Robert P. Nicholas Dr. and Mrs. Michael Noller Edwin Cardinal O’Brien Dr. Matthew O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Oliver Mr. George D. O’Neill, Jr. Mr. Lincoln Ong Mrs. Rita Orr Drs. Gerard & Cathy

O’Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Mark Owen Dr. Ephraim Radner Dr. Richard Paquette Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parrish Dr. and Mrs. David Pauls Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Michael and

Susan Petrik Mr. Alex Petry Clinton and Kathleen Petty Mr. and Mrs. James Poole Dr. Mary Poplin Mr. Tom Posatko Mr. and Mrs. Michael C.

Poulos Mr. Gerard Quinn Dr. and Mrs. Thomas and

Benedette Reh Josh and Lauren Reif Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Reitz Mr. Russell R. Reno, Jr. Mr. Brian Rhame Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ricci Dr. and Mrs. Barry G. Ritchie Mr. Douglas Ritter Mr. Anibal Sabater Mr. and Mrs. John Safranek Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sanderson Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Scalia Mr. and Mrs. Jedadiah Schaller Mr. and Mrs. Bill and

Peggy Scheu Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Schneider Mr. Taylor Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Barrie and

Patricia Sellers The Hon. Jefferson B. Sessions Dr. and Mrs. Shekitka Mr. Robert Sienko Dr. Karen Deighan and

Mr. David Skelding Mr. Herman Smith Rev. Kenneth L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Kyle and

Diane Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Mr. Robert Solari Mrs. Nancy Burke Solomon Dr. Mel Sorensen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Spence Mr. and Mrs. Kent Springer Drs. William and Sonja Sray Rev. and Mrs. Paul T. Stallsworth Mr. Peter Stephens Dr. Richard Stevens Mr. Richard Sullivan Mr. Alwyn Swanepoel Mr. David Swanson Dr. Joseph Swanson Dr. Robert Swoboda

Dr. Thomas Tachovsky Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Tallman Mr. Arnold Thackray Mr. Christopher Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Thomas Dr. Norma Thompson Mr. Ward F. Tierney Mr. John Todd Mr. and Mrs. L. Stanton Towne Dr. Anthony Tramontano Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Triller Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Troutt Maj. Drew Tullson Dr. Noel Valis Mrs. Elizabeth Vandermey Mr. and Mrs. Richard A.

Vaughan Mr. Michael Volker Mr. and Mrs. Don Vollum Mr. Thomas Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Michael and

Kathleen Watson Dr. Amy L. Wax Mr. Matthew Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Weber Mr. Thomas Weidman Mr. George Weigel,

St. Florian Foundation J.H.H. Weiler Dr. and Mrs. T. Lisle Whitman Mr. David Wildt Mr. Dale G. Wilkerson Dr. Jon Wolfshohl Mr. and Mrs. John Halsey Wood Mr. David Woodcock Mr. and Mrs. George Woodliff Mr. and Mrs. Mark and

Minyoung Wyman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Youtt Mr. Bernard Zablocki Mr. and Mrs. Fares Zaki