American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Left Bank of the Rhine
Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, who passed away on Friday, cultivated an air of provincial, down-to-earth ordinariness,…
The Sporting Spirit
A few years ago, I received from a high-ranking prelate a reply to an article published by…
Protecting the Public Square
When the First Things junior fellowship brought me to New York City last summer, Jane Jacobs was…
Hate Has a Home
Recently I took part in a panel discussion on the nature of civil society. At some point…
Way beyond the New Atheist Nonsense
Given the intellectual flimsiness of their work, it’s best to look for cultural causes to explain the…
Flag Wavers
Happy Flag Day. This not-quite-a-holiday in honor of Old Glory probably won’t garner much attention from the…
Open Marriages, Closed Hearts
A recent article in the New York Times Magazine asked, “Is an Open Marriage a Happier Marriage?”…
Three Culture of Death Tipping Points
Pope John Paul II once famously described Western society as a “culture of death.” But what does…
The Civil Marriage Business
In his 2015 Erasmus Lecture, Archbishop Charles Chaput called on America’s bishops to reconsider the Church’s role…
A Report from Morningside
I just wrapped up my undergraduate career at Columbia University. It was a strange time to be…
Nationalism After Trump
During the 2016 election, some Trump supporters argued that this was our last chance to save American…
In Defense of Educational Administrators
The ongoing campus chaos in the United States has elicited both cries of despair over the behavior…
Thoughts on the Western Wall, Fifty Years Later
Photographs can capture exceptional moments in an iconic way, making the original experience “present” emotionally as well…
The Universal Russian Soul
Russia is turning inward. As the fabric of purpose and identity seems to fray among Western nations,…
Watching George Pell
Cardinal George Pell, emeritus Archbishop of Sydney and now resident in Rome, is Australia’s most senior prelate.…
