American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Stuntmen and the Lost Voters
The last two presidential elections have seen joke candidacies and the joke is on us. In 2012,…
Anger and Citizenship
The Iowa caucuses are in the rear-view mirror, the New Hampshire primary looms on the horizon, and…
The Third Temptation
In the mid-1970s, the famous Mennonite theologian and ethicist John Howard Yoder visited Calvin College to give…
Wedding Toast
Here’s hoping the years will be kindand plenteous; through them you findnew charms in your lover,and should…
Civil Obedience
The Barefoot Lawyer: A Blind Man’s Fight for Justice and Freedom in China by chen guangcheng henry…
An Artist at Vatican II
The Memoirs of Louis Bouyer by louis bouyer translated by john pepino angelico, 272 pages, $19.95 T…
One Brother Suffers
(for my sons) One brother suffers, and another brother—and then a third—is standing by his side.This is…
Populism
T he rise of populism in Europe—and here in the United States by way of Donald Trump—is…
Christianity for the Workers
Union Made: Working People and the Rise of Social Christianity in Chicagoby heath w. carteroxford, 278 pages,…
Trump, Sanders, and the Middle Class
Last week I contributed to the National Review symposium, “Conservatives Against Trump.” I was happy to do…
Nikabrik’s Candidate
If you ever doubt that C. S. Lewis was gifted with a prophetic voice, you need look…
Working-Class Isolation is Fracturing Our Politics
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has been both praised and criticized for her condemnation of the “angriest…
What Euthanasia Enthusiasts Really Want
Assisted-suicide advocacy is wrapped in euphemisms and false assurances. We are often told that medicalized killing will…
Donald Trump and the Revenge of the Scorned
Donald Trump’s fiercest critics have hoped that his outlandish statements will eventually undo him. Their mistake is…
Looking Toward November 8
To redeploy a phrase from President Ford, our “long national nightmare”—in this case, the semi-permanent presidential campaign—will…
