Foreign Affairs
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Brexit and Enlightenment Man
Scene: the carriage of a London underground train. It is past midnight. The pubs have closed, the parties…
Not Their Finest Hour
Why are we still obsessed with 1940? Anyone who experienced World War II as an adult is…
The Vatican’s China Whitewash
Like many others, I received with skepticism the news of a possible deal to resolve the long-standing…
Queen Elizabeth, Woman of Mystery
There are some disadvantages to crowns, but otherwise, they’re quite important things.” So says Elizabeth II in…
The Letter American Bishops Should Write
Here’s a simple question for future historians: How is it that the same Catholic Church in Germany,…
Ireland’s Constitutional Crisis
For nearly six years I have been involved in what has seemed a continuous political battle, loosely…
The Deadly Legacy of Eugenics
We’ve seen it happen: A new assault on the sanctity of human life appears—say, infanticide being promoted…
“Equilibrium” and Ignominy
This past December 18, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the head of the department of external relations of…
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…
Toward Reality-Based Conservatism
Robert T. Miller thinks I’m off my rocker for imagining that our era is one of unprecedented…
The Communist Mystique
Eric Hobsbawm, the distinguished historian and former member of the British Communist Party, was once asked: “Would…
Jerusalem, Above Our Chiefest Joy
Jerusalem was last a recognized capital city exactly 830 years ago, when in 1187 the Crusader Kingdom…
He Went There
He was not a refugee, not an immigrant, not a displaced person. Or, rather: yes and no.…
In Defense of Regal Popes
Given that the evils against which he fought—totalitarian repression, unrestrained capitalism, sexual immorality, moral heresy, aggressive secularism,…
