American Politics

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Trump’s Civilizational Project

R. R. Reno

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke at the recent Munich Security Conference. Last year, Vice President JD…

The Real JD Vance (ft. Frank DeVito)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Frank DeVito joins…

How Kanye Went Nazi 

Matthew Schmitz

Last year, Kanye West—sometimes known as Ye—released a song titled “Nigga Heil Hitler.” The music video featured…

What Comes After Trump?

Tim Chapman John Shelton

National conservatism’s ascent is a story often mistold: Once upon a time, there was Donald Trump, and…

Back Room to Boardroom 

Dominic Green

England’s best-groomed town is Darlington, Yorkshire. Data from Britain’s Office of National Statistics show that in 2024,…

Will Trump Need to Compromise with Iran?

R. R. Reno

War-making is a dynamic enterprise. Military successes and failures change the circumstances of conflict. That’s certainly the…

Epstein’s Revelations

Liel Leibovitz

Far from a mere sordid distraction or an endless supply of tabloid slop, the Epstein files may…

Goodbye to the Postwar Consensus

Sean McMeekin

The debates of the past year or two surrounding the Second World War have exposed fault lines…

How Activism Gets Funded (ft. John Sailer)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, John Sailer joins…

While We’re At It

R. R. Reno

Above, I do my best to explain St. Paul’s reflections on the theological significance of Jewish...

Will Trump’s Coalition Last? (ft. Joseph Prud’homme)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Joseph Prud’homme joins…

War Without Limits?

Peter J. Leithart

Does the U.S.-Israel assault on Iran fill the criteria of Christian just war theory? A number of…

The Case for Christian Nationalism

R. R. Reno

Recent polling paints a disturbing picture: Fewer than half of Gen-Z Americans are extremely or very proud…

The New Anti-Semitism

Jacob Akey

The rise of a new right-coded anti-Semitism might have been dismissed as an ephemeral murmur of the…

James Talarico’s Backward Christianity

Colin Redemer

James Talarico wants to “reclaim Christianity for the left.” That’s the title of the New York Times…