American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
A Word the Romans Used
The Latin word for poetry, carmen, is also the word the Romans used for a song, a…
Reclaim Human Rights
Longtime readers of First Things may recall that the April 1998 issue featured a nuanced statement “On…
Segregated in Death
In the aftermath of the Orlando nightclub massacre in June, Russell Moore lamented our inability to mourn…
Catholics Must Resist Ethno-Nationalism
The Duquesne Club in Pittsburgh is one of the most prestigious and luxurious private clubs in the…
Homelessness, Party-Style
I grew up in what you might call a genetically Democratic family, but one in which partisan…
Rotting-Flesh Reaganism
Ted Cruz failed to endorse Donald Trump for president. Snore. The real story from Cruz’s convention fiasco…
Religious and Pro-Life Conscience Unwelcome in Healthcare
Healthcare is quickly becoming about much more than the provision and reception of medical treatment. To a…
Bernie Sanders and the Atomized Republic
Yuval Levin argues that American politics is being distorted by the toxic nostalgia of Baby Boomers who…
The Virgin and The Donald
In light of reports of Donald Trump’s recent conversion to Christianity, we have reason to hope that…
The Last Puritan Statesman and The 2016 Conventions
Had I the resources, the one new book I’d give every delegate to the national political conventions…
The Irrelevance of Hillary’s Peccadilloes
Many observers were eagerly awaiting the results of the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s irregular practice of…
To Save Religious Liberty, Focus on Media Ecology
David French is right to argue that evangelical Christians (and all supporters of religious liberty) will have…
Obergefell and the New Gnosticism
For decades, the Sexual Revolution was supposed to be about freedom. Today, it is about coercion. Once,…
An Inquisition Is Not a Witch-Hunt
It’s Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemiesby mary eberstadtharper, 158 pages, $25.99 Members of traditional…
If the Church Were a Haven
In the days following the Orlando shooting, many mourners observed that clubs like Pulse have been among…
