American Politics

A selection of recent articles on this topic

Creation Careless

John Murdock

In 2008, I argued in Creation Care magazine that John McCain was the only candidate who could…

Laughing into Modernity

Peter J. Leithart

Christians have long worried over laughter. Church fathers pointed out that Jesus wept but never laughed, and…

Blasphemy in Denmark

Mark Movsesian

The New York Times reports that a local prosecutor in Denmark has brought a blasphemy charge against…

The Right to Be Yourself?

Douglas Farrow

During the rollout of our university’s Preferred First Name Policy (PFNP), the McGill Reporter offered this apologia…

A Book for Me and All Protestants to Read

Carl R. Trueman

I recently had the privilege of recording an hour-long conversation with Archbishop Charles Chaput, reflecting on the…

Pro-Life, Pro-Truth

Alexi Sargeant

It is an exciting time to be pro-life. The political situation, all the way up to the…

“Speciesism” Opens the Door to Bigotry

Wesley J. Smith

Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer popularized “speciesism,” a derogatory term for the belief that it is acceptable to…

The New Status Signaling

Robert Mariani

In 1989, Francis Fukuyama declared that the end of the history was at hand. The fall of…

The Adventures of Fredo and Wonderboy

Pete Spiliakos

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Conservatism and the Republican Party were supposed to have become…

Prop Tools

Midge Goldberg

My friend the carpenter (no, not that one) Told me about a trick some workmen use.They leave…

​Forgiving Dylann Roof

Robert Barron

On the evening of June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof, twenty-one at the time, casually joined a group…

Our Man In Byzantium

Christopher Tyerman

Outlandish Knight: The Byzantine Life of Steven Runcimanby minoo dinshawallen lane, 784 pages, £30 No events in…

The Omni-American Blues

David Bradley

Albert Murray: Collected Essays & Memoirs by albert murray edited by henry louis gates, jr. and paul…

What Jane Jacobs Saw

Michael J. Lewis

Eyes on the Streetby robert kanigelknopf, 496 pages, $35 Becoming Jane Jacobs by peter l. laurence university…

Aristotle on the Spectrum

Audrey Pollnow

NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversityby steve silbermanavery, 560 pages, $19 The alleged…