American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
John Bel Edwards for President
When the twenty debating Democrats take the stage this week, not one will defend the Hyde Amendment—the…
Interpreting the Bladensburg Cross Case
Last week, the Supreme Court decided the much-awaited Bladensburg Cross case, American Legion v. American Humanist Association. …
Public Faith and the Peace Cross
On Thursday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case American Legion v. American Humanist…
Trump Among Evangelicals
It’s a widely cited statistic: 81 percent of evangelicals voted for Donald Trump. The thrice-married, trash-talking, wheeling-dealing…
Hawley Defends the Public Square
Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a controversial Big Tech bill yesterday. His detractors claim he wants…
The Dictatorship of Woke Capital
This essay was originally delivered as a speech in the U. S. Senate on June 19, 2019.…
The Unaccountable Silences of Bret Baier
Ever since Brit Hume receded from his role in anchoring the Fox evening news, there has been…
Whose Republic? Which “Liberalism”?
Extra credit question: Name the author of this admonition about the insecure cultural foundations and potentially perilous…
Flightless Birds
My paternal grandparents were born in Cyprus as subjects of the sultan in Constantinople, albeit under British…
French, Ahmari, and the Common Good
American conservatives are confusedly divided over how to judge our politics. They are disputing whether we need…
Accommodating Injustice
In his advice to princes, Niccolò Machiavelli observed, “there are two kinds of fighting: the one with…
High Noon in Poland, Thirty Years Later
Thirty years ago last week, Poland began to self-liberate from communism through the first semi-free elections held…
Catholic Universities and Gianni Vattimo
The Italian philosopher Gianteresio (Gianni) Vattimo has gained international renown over the last few decades. Many of…
Forgiveness at Mother Emanuel
I’ve got something to say.” That is what a black minister heard God say to him moments…
