American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
How We Portray Suffering and Suicide
Those of us who have never experienced severe physical disability have no clue about the depth of…
Winning at the Supreme Court, Losing in the Court of Public Opinion
With all the furor and dishonesty over the Supreme Court’s decisions on contraception and the Religious Freedom…
The Uses of Monarchy
Hereditary monarchy is not exactly a growth industry in the 21st century. But those who imagine monarchy…
Rebuild Penn Station!
Yes, it sounds like a pipe dream. Rebuild Penn Station? Why imagine that’s possible when New York…
Legal wins matter—but culture matters more
Good news today. The decision in the Hobby Lobby case helps prevent progressives from achieving their goal…
A Tale of Different Funerals
There’s a great old Twilight Zone episode (“Elegy”) in which future astronauts crash land on an asteroid…
Give Reagan a Rest
Conservatives have a chance to make the country more productive and work-friendly. But they can also throw…
How Churches Can Bridge the Marriage Divide
Earlier this month, W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project and a senior fellow at…
Tragic Compassion
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that 90,000 unaccompanied minors will be apprehended attempting to enter the…
Uncluttering the House of the Mind
I thank Headmaster Crowe for that gracious introduction. And I thank Professor Owen Anderson of Arizona State…
No Indispensable Woman
Ross Douthat has rightly argued that the Democratic political coalition is vulnerable, but he’s wrong to suggest…
Time to Admit It: I Live in the Suburbs and Love It
I have to finally confess to myself: I live in a suburb. It has taken me a…
Not So Secular Sweden
It’s 4 a.m. and I’m in an eighteenth-century Swedish castle that has been transformed into an ecumenical…
Empire of Desire
These days a man can wake up and say, “Enough! I’m tired of fighting against my innermost…
Briefly Noted
Abuse of Discretion: The Inside Story of Roe v. Wade by clarke d. forsytheencounter, 496 pages, $27.99…
