American Politics

A selection of recent articles on this topic

What Vivek Gets Wrong About Citizenship

Colin Redemer

December is here. The air is chill, the leaves have fallen, and children are preparing for school…

Tucker and the Right

Glenn C. Loury

Something like a civil war is unfolding within the American conservative movement. It is not merely a…

Trump’s Marijuana Order Could Be a Terrible Mistake

Joseph Prud’homme

President Trump recently issued an executive order directing the rescheduling of marijuana under the Federal Controlled Substances…

Restoring the Chaplain Corps’ Moral Backbone

Miles Smith

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that he is revamping the U.S. military’s chaplain corps as part…

Just Stop It

Liel Leibovitz

Earlier this summer, Egypt’s Ministry of Religious Endowments launched a new campaign. It is entitled “Correct Your…

Kathy Hochul, Champion of the Culture of Death

Brian A. Graebe

Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced her intention to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act,…

Hegemon or Empire?

Nathan Pinkoski

Was the First Gulf War a mistake? The histor­ian Paul Schroeder thought the answer was "yes." In…

What Does “Postliberalism” Mean?

R. R. Reno

Many regard “postliberalism” as a political program. In 1993, when the tide of globalized liberalism was at…

The Lessons of Woodrow Wilson

R. R. Reno

In his excellent book about our troubled times, Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America’s…

How Globalization Led to Tribalism

Nathan Pinkoski

The recent attack by an Afghan national on two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., was not an…

What Does Gen Z Want? (ft. Sohrab Ahmari)

Mark Bauerlein

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

Illinois Coroners Push Back on Assisted Suicide Bill

Mary Kate Zander

Illinois state coroners recently gathered to discuss the proposed physician-assisted suicide bill that awaits a signature on…

Christian Ownership Maximalism

Timothy Reichert

Christendom is gone. So, too, is much of the Western civilization that was built atop it. Christians…

Abandonment of Truth (ft. George Weigel)

Mark Bauerlein

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

Kings, Behold and Wail

Ephraim Radner

I was a full-time parish priest at a time when we still visited people in their homes.…