American Politics

A selection of recent articles on this topic

The Episcopal Declaration of Independence

Jordan Hylden

Last week, the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops met and let the world know just what they…

Beyond “Beyondism”

Joseph Bottum

I think it was David Brooks who coined, years ago, the term “beyondist.” A beyondist is someone…

1. The Technological Imperative 2. The Unpleasantness at Ave Maria University

Richard John Neuhaus

Herewith an item from “The Public Square” in a forthcoming issue of First Things : It has…

Right Reason in the Public Square, Part II

Robert T. Miller

I recently argued in this space that Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice…

Right Reason in the Public Square

Robert T. Miller

Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and director of the Cardinal…

The April Issue of First Things Is Here

Joseph Bottum

The April 2007 issue of First Things is now on newsstands¯which also means that it’s available online…

The End of the Irish Troubles, a Moment of Transcendence, and Sacramentum Caritatis

Richard John Neuhaus

Taoiseach . I’ve been listening to the way the Irish pronounce it, and you’re safe in going…

Deep Thoughts from Senator Edwards

Stephen M. Barr

Senator John Edwards has offered us a reflection that gives us a glimpse of his hidden theological…

The Universe and I

Anthony Sacramone

So my wife and I were moving and wanted to dispose of some bookcases that were past…

Prosing About the Web

Joseph Bottum

Writing on the Web good not is. Too fast, it move. Too quick, it change. And telegraphed…

Zinovy Zinik and “The Solzhenitsyn Reader”

Daniel J. Mahoney

In May 1982, the Russian Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn took time off from his work on The…

Bono Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For

Ryan T. Anderson

U2 rock star and humanitarian Bono has come in for some recent criticism. According to Advertising Age…

For the Sake of Civil Argument

Richard John Neuhaus

Talk about “criminalizing political differences” is again rife in the wake of the conviction of Scooter Libby.…

Varieties of Religious Certitude

Barton Swaim

In a recent essay in the Times Literary Supplement , Steven Weinberg suggested that the reason the…

Humanism and Health Care

Peter J. Leithart

I got a letter, a signed letter, from Senator Barack Obama the other day¯me and several million…