American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
On Creative Minorities
Almost exactly twenty-six centuries ago, a man not otherwise known for his positive psychology sat down to…
ENDA
ENDA When I was a grade-school student in Baltimore, young men with black skin were chased out…
The Drama of Ukraine
My fascination with Ukraine began in 1984, during a sabbatical year at the Woodrow Wilson International Center…
Child in Cradle with Kneeling Girl
Vincent van Gogh pencil and charcoal drawing, 1883 She has no gold, no myrrh, no frankincense, Yet…
2013 in Review
As 2013 draws to a close I’d like to look back at the past year for First…
Lynne Hybels, Evangelicals, and Israel
There is a small but growing movement among evangelicals against unique friendship for Israel, embodied by the…
The Personhood Pincer
The Nonhuman Rights Project made headlines recently by filing three lawsuits seeking to have chimpanzees declared legal…
An Alternative to the Republican Establishment
The Republican establishment relies on a consultant class whose gut instincts tell them how to win elections…
Saving Grace, Christian Mission
Wedged between Isaiah’s glorious messianic hymn and Luke’s touching account of the angelic announcement of the Nativity,…
Discrimination Against Christians?
Christians are facing more and more difficulties in Western society. Every day, especially in Europe, churches and…
Diapers and Diplomas
Do Babies Matter? Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower by mary ann mason, nicholas h. wolfinger,…
Briefly Noted
Contemplative Provocations: Brief, Concentrated Observations on Aspects of a Life with God by fr. donald haggerty ignatius,…
Letters
Work–Life Imbalance I agree with Elizabeth Corey (“No Happy Harmony,” October) that there will always be conflict…
The Naked College Quad
Gray and magisterial, squarely planted in the heart of campus, Bowdoin’s chapel keeps watch over all who…
Time’s on Our Side
The Illusion of History: Time and the Radical Political Imagination by andrew r. russ catholic university of…
