Ramesh Ponnuru

It would have required a lot of prescience to predict in 1965 that American politics, for so many decades based on economic divisions, would soon split over social issues and, especially, abortion. But not even a very prescient observer could have correctly predicted which party would take which side in the coming battles. On abortion, in particular, it looked obvious which way it would break … Continue Reading »

In what has become a winter of farewells for conservatives, the hardest loss was that of Fr. Richard John Neuhaus. He was always “Fr. Neuhaus” for me, never “Richard.” I knew him mostly through his writing, though I was blessed to be able to join him for a few meals. (Man, could he drink.) . . . . Continue Reading »

Why the Democrats Are Blue: Secular Liberalism and the Decline of the People’s Party by Mark Stricherz Encounter, 315 pages, $29.95 It would have required a lot of prescience to predict in 1965 that American politics, for so many decades based on economic divisions, would soon split over . . . . Continue Reading »

Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey by David Horowitz Free Press, 468 pages, $27.50 David Horowitz is the most prominent member of his generation to have made the political trek from left to right. He has become, no doubt because of his radical background, one of the right’s most effective . . . . Continue Reading »

Over the last few months, certain intellectuals on both sides of the debate over abortion have publicly expressed newfound doubts about their side’s positions and tactics. Notable defenders of the abortion license, such as Naomi Wolf, have conceded that abortion is no ordinary surgical procedure . . . . Continue Reading »