American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Real Presence of Christmas
It is not a matter of revving ourselves up to experience again the wonder of the Christ…
Are Protestants Heretics?
My lucubrations for today’s webposting would like to argue just this one single point: Doctrinal clarity is…
TV Profile of Fr. Neuhaus
The Canadian Broadcasting Company aired this past Sunday a profile of our editor in chief, which, I…
The Real First Citizen of Harlem
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe are receiving the plaudits of critics for their bravura performances as Frank…
Our New Group Blog
. . . has been up and opining almost a week now¯as distinguished from our Daily Article…
Death Threats and a Student Assaulted at Princeton
Last Wednesday, at Princeton University, vicious emails were sent to four students and a professor, threatening their…
Francisco Nava Confesses
Reports are coming in that Francisco Nava has confessed to Princeton Township Police. Apparently he was behind…
Lost in Translation
“Translations are like lovers: There are those that are beautiful but untrue¯and those that are true but…
The Warrior Class
Robert Kaplan has a fine essay over on the American Interest on the growing gap between the…
The Bali Conference
The global warming/climate change noise machine has reached a crescendo this week with Al Gore’s trip to…
God in the Gallery
Numerous illustrations—absorbing, beautiful ones—of both the Vulgate Bible and the Divine Comedy by the Surrealist painter Salvador…
The January Issue of First Things Is Here!
“The defense of life,” declares Princeton University’s Robert P. George, “calls America back to the founding principles…
Watching The Golden Compass
The book version of The Golden Compass begins with a bang. The movie version with a lecture.…
A Mormon in the White House
On Opinion Journal earlier this week, John Fund opines on the Mormon factor in Mitt Romney’s presidential…
Mitt Romney on Faith in America
It was a powerful speech powerfully delivered. I don’t do political endorsements but am on record as…