American Politics

A selection of recent articles on this topic

How the Press Lost Public Trust

Mark Bauerlein

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

Mad as Hell

Robert Bellafiore

In a simpler time, the internet was full of cats. Flooding message boards and YouTube with images…

The Founders and the Common Good

Vincent Phillip Muñoz

The dominant public philosophy among American elites is modern liberalism, often referred to merely as “liberalism.” Two…

The Enemy Within

Nathan Pinkoski

The Information State is one of the most important books of the twenty-first century. In a virtuoso…

It’s Cool to Love America Again

Susannah Seltzer

The media would like you to know that the Great American State Fair, which took over the…

Letters—August/September 2026

My first thought on “Boomer–Zoomer Housing War” by Carmel Richardson was the title; my second thought after…

Anti-Wokeness: An Obituary

Matthew Schmitz

During Barack Obama’s presidency, several political movements arose that were to define America long after he had…

Ban the Books

Liel Leibovitz

Walk into a bookstore anywhere in the country. Chances are that, somewhere toward the front, you’ll see…

How Trump Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement

Jonathon Van Maren

Several weeks after the 2016 election, Marjorie Dannenfelser received a voicemail from President-Elect Donald J. Trump. Her…

Where America Is

Various

The United States of America dates her birth in accord with a foundational document, the Declaration of…

Birthright Citizenship Is Living on Borrowed Time

R. R. Reno

The Trump v. Barbara decision concerning birthright citizenship did not surprise me. Mass migration is the most…

Is Trump v. Barbara the New Roe?

Rachel Bovard

On Tuesday, in a decision that will rank among the most consequential—and misguided—of the modern era, the…

Keeping a Republic: A 250th Birthday Meditation

George Weigel

As we mark the national semiquincentennial on July 4, we might well reflect on Benjamin Franklin’s answer…

Your House Is Not Just an Investment

Carmel Richardson

It takes approximately thirty-eight seconds for Miranda Lambert to make me cry. Her 2010 country ballad “The…

On the Edge of America

Mark Bauerlein

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