American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
First Light Last
You arrive at enough certainty to be able to make your way, but it is making it…
For Martha
Busy with many things, I know you are,And watch you turn away and close the door.I see…
Against Genius
This is the main road God takes to come to us: our recognition of our own ignorance.”…
The Wrongs of Woman
The Rights of Women:Reclaiming a Lost Visionby erika bachiochinotre dame, 422 pages, $35 In 1891, Charlotte Perkins…
Be Catholic First
A former colleague of mine in Congress recently told me that he now describes himself as a nondenominational…
The Future Remains Open
The Poems (1961–2020)by derek mahonthe gallery, 536 pages, £22.50 Longtime fans of the Irish poet Derek Mahon…
Myths and their Makers
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Adrienne Mayor joins…
A Tale of Two Imperialisms
The Kawaiahao Church in downtown Honolulu was built from coral rock, chiseled by divers from a reef…
How to Read the Cursing Psalms
The so-called “Cursing Psalms,” in which the Psalmist prays for the destruction of his enemies, are difficult…
Prayer Breakfasts and Faithful Presence
He was taller than I expected. Francis Collins, that is. The rest was about as advertised: mustachioed,…
Cardinal Zen on Trial
It says a lot about Communist China that Beijing feels the need to arrest and prosecute a…
Are Spain’s Catholic Schools Still Catholic?
Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them,” wrote the satirist P. J.…
Consensus Reality
A Strange Habit of Mindby andrew klavanmysterious press, 288 pages, $26.95 A year ago, I wrote about…
Downstream from Dobbs
The Supreme Court’s June reversal of Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could…
A Whole New World?
Evangelical magazine news rarely draws mainstream attention. Last year’s New York Times coverage of the split between…
