The following is a summary of the November/December issue of The St. Croix Review:

Barry MacDonald, in “Thank You, Allan Brownfeld!” memorializes a cherished author of The St. Croix Review.

Peter Brownfeld, in “Allan Charles Brownfeld,” memorializes his father.

Paul Kengor, in “The Blood of the Martyrs: Charlie Kirk’s Witness and Movement,” remarks on the hideous assassination of Charlie Kirk and its extraordinary aftermath: Erika Kirk’s words at his memorial inspired a revival of faith and a spirit of mission nationwide.

Mark Hendrickson, in “Civility? Some Practical Suggestions,” after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, offers clear guidelines; in “Remembering Robert Redford,” he memorializes the actor’s passing and lists six of his favorite movies; in “Are Millionaires Really Happier?” he answers — it depends — by pointing out that happiness is difficult to quantify, and by offering examples from his own life experience; in “Intersections Between the Bible and Economics,” he applies his professional economic expertise along with his Christian faith to offer guidance; in “Brian Wilson’s Genius for Melody and Harmony Took Pop Music to New Heights,” he provides insight into the songwriter/singer’s life, and his family’s lives.

Jason R. Edwards, in “A Historical Perspective on Charlie Kirk,” places Kirk inside the perspective of American and world history.

Timothy S. Goeglein, in “Two Kirks — Two Lights — Two Gentlemen,” presents the ideals of Charlie Kirk, Russell Kirk, and Edmund Burke: Of masculine role models who are husbands, fathers, family providers, and “the guardians of culture.”

Josiah Lippincott, in “Citizenship, Justice, and the New Golden Age,” the keynote address of The St. Croix Review’s annual dinner, presents a vision of a free America.

William G. Carpenter, in “High Culture and the Right: The Example of Thomas F. Bertonneau,” identifies the mission of the artist to create beauty, follow tradition, cultivate the mind, and uplift society.

Menippus Redivivus, in “Au bord du précipice — il y a l'amour” presents a critique of modern, tasteless, tactless love; in “The Politics of the Middle Nature,” he disdains the “middle class” politics of the “frenzied masses” and preaches elevated dispassion.

Francis P. DeStefano, in “John Wayne and ‘Stagecoach,’” considers the highpoints of Wayne’s career, and he writes a summation of the iconic movie; in the “The Fantasticks,” he comments on an off-Broadway production, performed in the Sullivan Street Playhouse in Greenwich Village, that ran for 42 years. The show is the world’s longest-running musical.

Jigs Gardner, in “Letters from a Conservative Farmer — the Backlands,” initiates a new adventure: Farming in the middle of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. The land was full of hardships.

Jigs Gardner, in “Writers for Conservatives: 17 — the Great Battle Chronicler: Samuel Lyman Abbot Marshall,” writes of a military historian who applied his unique insight —  that many soldiers needed to be interviewed after a battle so that what had actually happened could be accurately ascertained. Samuel Marshall honed his recording/ascertaining technique from the battles of World War II and the Korean War.