Foreign Affairs
A selection of recent articles on this topic
State Irreligion
In the May 1892 issue of Le Banquet, a young Marcel Proust wrote a spirited condemnation, excerpted…
Poland and the Future of Europe
As a child growing up in the Polish diaspora, I often visited the land of my forefathers…
After the Irish Debacle
I wasn’t surprised by the result of Ireland’s May 25 referendum, which opened a path to legal…
Dreams of Progress Meet Ethnic Cleansing
How was the world misled by Aung San Suu Kyi? The question has often been asked since…
Solzhenitsyn’s Prophecy
Versions of these remarks were delivered this spring at the commencement ceremony for the Mount Academy of…
Thinking Under the Influence
You know you’re getting old when trimming your toenails becomes an ordeal. They don’t look as if…
Covering Antietam
On October 2, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln met with General George B. McClellan near the site of…
Italy Challenges the Postwar Order
Italy’s new government represents the most radical challenge yet to the order that has dominated Europe since…
Ireland: An Obituary
This country of ours is no sand bank, thrown up by some recent caprice of earth. It…
Justin Trudeau and the Dictatorship of Relativism
You’ve probably never heard of the Waupoos Family Farm. I hadn’t either, until I met some folks…
What Happens in Germany
In The Making of Martin Luther, the Cambridge scholar Richard Rex notes that 1518, not 1517, marks…
Ireland and the ‘Ensoulment’ Myth
On May 25, Irish citizens will vote on a referendum on whether to repeal the Eighth Amendment…
A Homily to Remember
Surveying a throng of English royalty, political officials, visiting dignitaries, beautified guests, and various celebrities and other…
The Chilean Bishops Crisis
With the mass resignation of 34 Chilean bishops, we have reached the decisive moment of the Francis…
Capitalism vs. Tradition in Italy
Last year, Valeria Ferrara chained herself to the front of a Calvin Klein outlet store in Castel…
