American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Ode to King David
Goliath Picture a twelve-year-oldwith round rocks for his slingfacing the fearsome, boldGoliath. In a ringtwo armies stand…
Jeremiah’s Lament for Josiah
Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah —2 Chronicles 35:25 Weep, oh weep! Josiah’s dead, the child-king…
Roy Moore’s Ridiculous Defense of Marriage
Roy Moore of Alabama is a favorite whipping boy among political elites. Cue the tape of the…
A Right to the Baby We Want
Whenever I write about the underregulated multi-billion-dollar infertility industry, I receive anguished emails from women who can’t…
A Theology of Adoption
Not by Nature but by Graceby gilbert meilaenderuniversity of notre dame, 136 pages, $25 The theme of…
Baskin-Robbins Bushism
We are trapped in a terrible loop. The arrogance, insularity, and solidarity of the elites empowers charlatans…
A Fanatic of the Center
Last week, George W. Bush gave an Obama speech in the key of Reagan. The occasion was…
Anselm Kiefer’s Beautiful Apocalypticism
Anselm Kiefer: A Monograph by dominique baqué thames & hudson, 300 pages, $70 In 2009 I visited…
The Persistence of Print
Just a few years ago, if you asked an editor at a large publishing house about the…
Awaiting Our Comeuppance
Sometimes, older works of literature provide a good starting point for reflections that strike at the root…
Chesterton the Activist
James O’Keefe’s video exposés of ACORN, NPR, and CNN are well known, and his 2016 investigations into…
Works of Mercy
There is a quiet rethinking of Reformed theology by some African-Americans who had previously embraced it. I…
Who Should Teach Your Kids—Harvey or Hildebrand?
As the Harvey Weinstein scandal rumbles on, it is clear that no amount of money donated to…
Angelic Monster
There are many angles from which to view Léon Bloy (1846–1917), but only a very few that…
The Still-Acceptable Prejudice
On October 5, Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett barely—just barely—won the approval of the Senate…
