American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Limits of Irony
In my years of adolescent angst, I listened to a lot of songs that were emotionally intense,…
Being Alive is the First Requirement for Moral Value
With the release of Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to the 1982 classic, philosophers and bioethicists…
How Vulgarity Normalizes Predators
Harvey Weinstein preyed on women for decades, and used his power to limit their ability to escape…
Our Ancient Debt to Alcuin
If your intentions are carried out, it may be that a new Athens will arise in France…
The Insanity of the Regular Republican
The best politicians on the right have wasted the years since Mitt Romney’s 2012 defeat. They have…
A Tale of Two Christendoms
In May, a group of pro-democracy thinkers and activists issued “The Prague Appeal for Democratic Renewal.” It…
A Sure Sign of Old Age
For my father’s generation, the key sign of advancing years was the fact that the policemen started…
Disciples Are Made in the Home
Demography, Culture, and the Decline of America’s Christian Denominations by george hawleylexington books, 238 pages, $95.00 It’s no…
The First Responder
Confessing all the secret things in the warm velvet box To the priest—he’s the doctor—he can handle…
Learning to Sit in the Sun
Thomas A. Clark is ambitious. In a short essay on “Imaginative Space,” the Scottish poet describes our…
Home, Not Freedom
I’m a proponent of academic freedom. But what we need today is a home and an inheritance,…
Fencing with Bigots
. . . being an imaginary dialogue between a nominee to a Federal appeals court and members…
An Empty Parliament
My nastier, more vindictive side rather hopes that it will take so long to renovate the British…
Empathy is Not Charity
Martin Scorsese’s recent film Silence, like the historical novel by Shūsaku Endō on which it is based,…
9.5 Theses
In this 500th anniversary year of the Reformation, there are countless angles from which to think about…
