American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Historical Ignorance, Moral Arrogance
My generation tends to think of itself as the first generation to be moral, tolerant, decent, and…
Things Fall Apart
If the past few years are any guide, we’re in for a wild ride in 2018. From…
Bleeding for Britain
I know not how it may be with others, but in Britain it is still rather enjoyable…
Censoring Christmas at the Bus Stop
The Christmas-themed ad proposed by the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., to be placed on public buses…
In a World of “Authentic” “Journeys,” There’s Always First Things
One of the sad things about writing my annual contribution to the First Things end-of-year appeal is…
Trump is Letting Scientists Play God
President Donald J. Trump could care less about biotechnology. How else to explain his total failure to…
Martyrdom in The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is an excellent addition to the Star Wars canon, precisely because it…
Superheroic Testimonies
The most extraordinary image in any movie this century appears in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It…
Your First Things Community
E. B. White begins Here Is New York, his much-celebrated 1949 ode to Manhattan, by remarking upon…
Carols and the Christmas Paradox
Advent is the season of watching and waiting, but it is also, as the days draw nearer…
The Romney Disease
The pretty, decent Republicans lose. The people who look and act the way we hope for our…
The Tragedy and Scandal of Cardinal Law
Why do good people do bad things? That perennial question arises anew with the death of Cardinal…
The Sexual Crisis is a Crisis of Character
That our country is in a sexual crisis is obvious from the large number of prominent men…
The Roy Moore Postmortem
When Doug Jones defeated Roy Moore, the pro-life cause took a bullet but dodged a grenade. There…
Toward Reality-Based Conservatism
Robert T. Miller thinks I’m off my rocker for imagining that our era is one of unprecedented…
