American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Politicization of the European Church
Several ecclesiastical figures expressed horror at the results of last week’s European Parliament elections. Their reactions reveal…
Sex Is Better than Gender
Josef Pieper once warned that “[p]ublic discourse, the moment it becomes basically neutralized with regard to a…
Love Is Not a Feeling
The recent open letter to Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School is a model for responding graciously yet firmly…
Against David French-ism
In March, First Things published a manifesto of sorts signed by several mostly youngish, mostly Roman Catholic writers, who argued that…
Biden, Bernardin, and Today
Given the seriousness with which the post-Watergate Washington Post takes itself, it seems unlikely that its editors…
Abortion and Eugenics
In the Supreme Court’s May 28 decision in Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, the…
Conservative Resurgence inthe West
The European Parliament elections of May 23–26 have struck another hard blow to the European political establishment.…
The European Center Weakens
It is never clear how seriously one should take elections to the European Parliament. The body itself…
Rethinking the History of Religious Freedom
In the Supreme Court case Minersville School District v. Gobitis, 1940, which upheld compulsory pledging of allegiance…
Staying the Course
On May 15, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation that protects nearly all unborn children in the state.…
Love in the Academic Ruins
The English Department is sick unto death. The signs are all there: an aging tenured professoriate; a…
Against Pro-Life Incrementalism
A crop of center-right commentators offered the pro-life movement some strategy tips last week. Responding to apparent…
So Long, Cardinal Wuerl
Today marks Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s long-awaited arrival in Washington, D.C. But while all eyes and expectations are…
The Crisis Continues
Vos Estis Lux Mundi, the new papal directive for handling sex abuse charges, takes a few steps…
Why Australia’s Conservatives Won
Australian elections are usually predictable affairs. Typically, the party expected to win does win. But on May…
