American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Time Magazine Reinvents the Priesthood
With a burst of religious zeal rarely seen in the secular press, Time magazine has published a…
A Map of the Soul
“Doctor, what’s that sound?” The voice startled me. I was performing brain surgery on a woman with…
The Southern Poverty Law Center Bears False Witness
For years, the Southern Poverty Law Center has enjoyed respect and deference in American political culture, with…
Contemplaiting
Every Sunday school student is acquainted with Scripture’s great hair. First comes Esau the hairy man—possibly a…
Rousseau, Sanders, and the Religious Test
During last year’s presidential election campaign, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a latecomer to the Democratic Party, positioned…
Ossoff Does the Right Thing
Now that the most expensive House race in U.S. history has ended—with Republicans managing to retain the…
Feminine Wonder Woman
I loved Wonder Woman. That’s quite an admission, since the female-directed (Patty Jenkins) fantasy is supposed to…
A Higher Education
The call came yesterday. We all get them. On the other end of the line was the…
What’s Love Got to Do with Transhumanism?
Nothing you can make that can’t be made. No one you can save that can’t be saved.…
Our Outdated Debates
Could the intensity of America’s abortion debate be like the last burst of light from a dying…
The Right and the Youth
William Kristol argues that Trump’s unpopularity among the young constitutes a reason to abandon him, so that…
The Left Bank of the Rhine
Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, who passed away on Friday, cultivated an air of provincial, down-to-earth ordinariness,…
The Sporting Spirit
A few years ago, I received from a high-ranking prelate a reply to an article published by…
Protecting the Public Square
When the First Things junior fellowship brought me to New York City last summer, Jane Jacobs was…
Hate Has a Home
Recently I took part in a panel discussion on the nature of civil society. At some point…
