American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Time to Come Clean on Torture
As the Senate report on the CIA’s interrogation program comes closer to publication, truths are finally being…
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
The trends aren’t dramatic, but they are noteworthy nonetheless. Americans are gradually becoming more pro-life. In 2012…
Is History Really Over?
In 1989, as the Cold War entered the bottom of the ninth inning, political scientist Francis Fukuyama…
Against Obsessive Sexuality
For the March issue of First Things, I wrote an essay called “Against Heterosexuality.” In brief, my…
Forgetting the Christians
This past weekend, the United States began to intervene in the humanitarian crisis unfolding in northern Iraq.…
The Power of Authenticity
I recently watched my good friend Ralph Nader give a rousing speech before a standing-room only audience…
How to Survive Demonization
Whether the issue is abortion or spending, a fraction of African-American, Hispanic, and young voters are on…
The Evangelical Academy
We were doing an interview on an NPR station, a kind of “point-counterpoint” thing. The other interviewee…
A Millennial Column
I’ve been writing op-ed columns for the Catholic press since 1979. In its present form, “The Catholic…
The Down Syndrome Community’s Death Debate
Let’s try an experiment: Imagine you are a high school junior just starting to think about college.…
America’s War Against Catholicism
Missionaries of Republicanism: A Religious History of the Mexican-American War By John C. Pinheiro Oxford University Press,…
Shaken not Smoked
Marijuana is becoming more socially acceptable and legally available. It would seem that a majority of Americans…
On the Wrong Side of History
Smart people have informed me I am on the wrong, or losing, side of history. But will…
Slow Green
The elements were stark: a winter wall,snow, ice, snapped wrist. Through the breakI could just glimpse the…
Station VI of the Cross
VI. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus He stopped a moment, when her eyesMet his and grieved…
