American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Bible Cause at 200
Two hundred years ago this Spring, on May 11, 1816, representatives from local Bible societies around the…
We Have A Country
It was never about small government. That is the bitter lesson many conservatives have learned, as they…
Gehenna
Where Moloch relished children sacrificedOutside Jerusalem, where worms won’t die. Am I a fool to claim the…
The Odd Command
My loved one sleeps and softly just respires,A strange and intricate consort of cells.Each does exactly what…
Is Liberalism a Heresy?
The only viable vehicle of conservatism in modernity is a market-oriented liberalism that regards freedom within law…
Ghost of a Rose
Sir Thomas Browne: A Lifeby reid barbouroxford, 552 pages, $125 Thomas Browneedited by kevin killeenoxford, 1,018 pages,…
Mother Teresa’s Worlds
Since receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, Mother Teresa has been a global symbol of mercy…
Sides of Pride
Trouble lies in feeling proud.I was taught that it’s a sinand that I shouldn’t share aloud some…
Intolerance and Evangelization
Cardinal Robert Sarah is one of the adornments of the Catholic Church, although it’s very unlikely that…
Pope Francis, Erich Przywara, and the Idea of Europe
Last Friday, on May 6, Pope Francis was awarded the Charlemagne Prize, which is conferred annually by…
Persevere and Learn (and Persevere)
The disaster of this presidential election is a long time in coming—it will spawn disasters beyond our…
Now what?
Two days after that circular firing-squad known as the “Republican primaries” came to a de facto conclusion…
Progressivism’s Fragile Gender Realism
Is there a fact of the matter about a person’s gender? To answer in the affirmative is…
Father Berrigan Remembered
When Daniel Berrigan died recently at the age of 94, obituaries throughout the world described the legendary…
Good Catholics, Good Citizens
The Catholic love affair with the United States of America is heading into rough and uncharted waters—and…
