American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
In Honor of an Uppity Nun
On one of my first visits to Rome some years ago, I stepped into an elevator on…
Katharine Drexel
In my bilingual Catholic parish, the nativist undercurrent of the campaign season looms loudly over the Latinos…
Marquette’s Gender Regime
W orking in my Marquette office one afternoon in the spring of 2010, I heard unusual sounds…
Trumping Evangelicals
Trump didn’t just win in South Carolina; he won the white Evangelical vote. It’s a striking success…
Public Scripture
In the Beginning Was the Word: The Bible in American Public Life, 1492–1783 by mark a. noll…
Really Modern English
Reynard the Fox: A New Translationtranslated by james simpsonliveright, 256 pages, $24.95 A few weeks ago I…
Home Improvements
M ellow and glowing with autumnal redA nd also ochre striped with golden light,R epainted bedroom with…
Muslims in the Melting Pot
S everal related questions underpin much of the discussion about the growing presence of Muslim immigrants and…
Trump Is No Pro-Lifer
When candidates for high office are faking it in order to persuade a party’s base that, appearances…
Trump and the American Alliance System
The cliché is that Donald Trump says what people think. On foreign policy, that cliché is actually…
An Ancient Clash of Civilizations
The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta: The Persian Challenge by paul a. raheyale, 392 pages, $38.00 The…
Awakenings
The following is being delivered at Brigham Young University today, March 22, 2016. I’m here today because…
In Defense of Populism
In the wake of the unexpected insurgence of Sanders and Trump, it has become commonplace to pit…
The Passé Passes Again
The Republicans are reliving the Democratic Party’s nightmares. The cancelled Donald Trump event of Friday March 11…
The Excess of Stephen H. Webb
In the fall of 2010, Stephen Webb challenged me to a footrace at Wabash College. I accepted.…
