Goldwater Déjà vu

by Russell E. Saltzman

Whatever variety of outsider populism Trump awakened, he’s walked all over it. His collapse in early polling heralds a Republican debacle. Nothing like it has happened since Goldwater. Continue Reading »

25 Aug 2016 0

Joe Biden is Isaac Hecker’s Fault?

by George Weigel

What went wrong with the public life of American Catholics? How far back does the problem go? Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2016 0

Leviathan in the Desert

by Nathan Nielson

The Obama administration's environmental initiatives in Utah prompt controversy and a crucial question: Are we overrunning the land in the name of saving it? Continue Reading »

23 Aug 2016 0

Voting Is Only a Moment

by Richard J. Mouw

When I vote for one of the major party candidates for president this year, it will in good part be as an act of solidarity with people for whom talk of the “privilege” of voting is more than rhetoric. Continue Reading »

22 Aug 2016 0

Federal Marijuana Policy Undermines Rule of Law

by Wesley J. Smith

Stubbornly adhering to the “no medicinal uses” fiction aggravates the anarchy of state medical-marijuana laws. Continue Reading »

18 Aug 2016 0

Don’t Feed Trump’s Trolls

by Pete Spiliakos

Baffled conservatives should take the time to talk to real Trump supporters, not internet provocateurs. Continue Reading »

18 Aug 2016 0

The End of the Liberal Tradition?

by Mark Movsesian

A new paper suggests young Americans are giving up on democracy. When we discard our traditions, we can fall for many things, including, apparently, authoritarianism. Continue Reading »

17 Aug 2016 0

God and Brexit

by George Weigel

When biblical religion collapsed, as it manifestly has in most of Old Europe and too much of New Europe after 1989, commitments to subsidiarity and its respect for difference imploded as well. Continue Reading »

17 Aug 2016 0

The Only Begetter of Truth

by John Brewer Eberly Jr.

Congratulations to John Brewer Eberly, Jr. for winning first place in our second annual Student Essay Contest. Here is his response to prompt #1. Continue Reading »

16 Aug 2016 0

No Man Would Be a Martyr for a Syllogism

by Madison Michieli

Congratulations to Madison Michieli. for winning second place in our second annual Student Essay Contest. Here is her response to prompt #2. Continue Reading »

16 Aug 2016 0