American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Election 2016
It’s a full-throated endorsement of Donald Trump’s candidacy. Written with pungency, “The Flight 93 Election” was published…
Sabbath Alone
The sun falls between the leaves outside the kitchen window as I prepare for my first Sabbath…
A Reality Novel
The Once and Future King by t. h. white penguin galaxy, 736 pages, $30 Terence Hanbury White…
Old Possum in Full Glory
The Complete Prose of T. S. Eliot: The Critical Edition, Vols. 1–4 edited by ronald schuchard et…
In Defense of George Bell
George Bell, Bishop of Chichester: Church, State, and Resistance in the Age of Dictatorship by andrew chandler…
Where I Was Wrong Part II: Iraq
Donald Trump didn’t emerge solely from the passions of his enthusiasts. He emerged also from the wreckage…
The End of an Era, the Interment of an Event
Alfred Emmanuel Smith (1873-1944) served as Governor of New York for four terms and earned the gratitude…
Sex and Sin in Protestant America
The now infamous second presidential debate was a spectacle that few decent Americans want to witness again.…
Dirty Hands and Political Despair
John Adams famously wrote, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is…
When Things Fall Apart
Most of the reasoned arguments for Donald Trump follow from larger theories about the demise of our…
Where I Was Wrong Part I: The Filibuster
Over at National Review, I wrote that we NeverTrump conservatives should start the reconciliation process with Trump…
Changing the Game
For those of us who find it impossible to cast a vote for either Hillary Clinton or…
Never Waste A Crisis
Michael Moore has the best one-line summary of the presidential campaign. In an interview with Chuck Todd,…
Why do Christians Revere Jerusalem?
It’s perhaps not sporting to mock the New York Times when it tries to address Christianity. Pointing…
Quotidian Wonder
Zero K by don delillo scribner, 288 pages, $26 In 2013, Jonathan Safran Foer claimed that “Only…
