American Politics

A selection of recent articles on this topic

The Real Presence of Christmas

Richard John Neuhaus

It is not a matter of revving ourselves up to experience again the wonder of the Christ…

Are Protestants Heretics?

Edward T. Oakes

My lucubrations for today’s webposting would like to argue just this one single point: Doctrinal clarity is…

TV Profile of Fr. Neuhaus

Anthony Sacramone

The Canadian Broadcasting Company aired this past Sunday a profile of our editor in chief, which, I…

The Real First Citizen of Harlem

Lawrence Hogan

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe are receiving the plaudits of critics for their bravura performances as Frank…

Our New Group Blog

Anthony Sacramone

. . . has been up and opining almost a week now¯as distinguished from our Daily Article…

Death Threats and a Student Assaulted at Princeton

Ryan T. Anderson

Last Wednesday, at Princeton University, vicious emails were sent to four students and a professor, threatening their…

Francisco Nava Confesses

Ryan T. Anderson

Reports are coming in that Francisco Nava has confessed to Princeton Township Police. Apparently he was behind…

Lost in Translation

Stefan McDaniel

“Translations are like lovers: There are those that are beautiful but untrue¯and those that are true but…

The Warrior Class

Richard John Neuhaus

Robert Kaplan has a fine essay over on the American Interest on the growing gap between the…

The Bali Conference

Thomas Sieger Derr

The global warming/climate change noise machine has reached a crescendo this week with Al Gore’s trip to…

God in the Gallery

Matthew Milliner

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!

Joseph Bottum

“The defense of life,” declares Princeton University’s Robert P. George, “calls America back to the founding principles…

Watching The Golden Compass

Nathaniel Peters

The book version of The Golden Compass begins with a bang. The movie version with a lecture.…

A Mormon in the White House

Richard John Neuhaus

On Opinion Journal earlier this week, John Fund opines on the Mormon factor in Mitt Romney’s presidential…

Mitt Romney on Faith in America

Richard John Neuhaus

It was a powerful speech powerfully delivered. I don’t do political endorsements but am on record as…