American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Making the Wrong Kind of Mess
Starting in 2013 and variously thereafter, Pope Francis has called upon Catholics, especially young Catholics, to “make…
The Inner Ring of the Academy
In his 1944 lecture “The Inner Ring,” C. S. Lewis made a profound observation about social exclusivity,…
Abortion and the Eucharist
How should the Catholic Church respond to abortion extremism? Bishop Robert McElroy’s recent intervention in this debate…
Solemn Bromides
It’s a gross understatement to observe that the Trump presidency provoked a surge in the already robust…
Revolt of the Retired Generals
On April 21, twenty retired French generals published an open letter to President Emmanuel Macron and the…
Breakfast at Kim’s
If you arrive at Kim’s Diner before noon, your best option for breakfast is either the homemade…
A Treatise on Two Cities
Athens and Jerusalem:God, Humans, and Natureby david novak university of toronto, 392 pages, $51 Tertullian’s question—“What has…
Homo Amazonicus
Fulfillment:Winning and Losing in One-Click Americaby alec macgillis farrar, straus and giroux, 400 pages, $28 For religious…
Letters
T. S. Eliot The only excuse I can imagine for David P. Goldman’s taking up the shopworn…
Origen’s Ladder
Homilies on the Psalms:Codex Monacensis Graecus 314by origentranslated by joseph w. trigg catholic university of america, 480…
True Jewish Lit
The Blessing and the Curse:The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Centuryby adam kirsch w.…
The Rhine Breaches the Tiber
On October 11, 1954, the newly-ordained Father Hans Küng celebrated his first Holy Mass at the tomb…
Ethics of Leadership and Ethics of Teaching
John Keown spoke recently about the ethics of nuclear weapons. In his lecture, “The Pope and the…
History Never Ended
History Has Begun:The Birth of a New Americaby bruno maçães oxford, 248 pages, $29.95 Is liberalism giving…
Law of Nations
Political Theology of International Orderby william bain oxford, 272 pages, $85 Whatever international order there is today,…
