American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Awakenings
The following is being delivered at Brigham Young University today, March 22, 2016. I’m here today because…
In Defense of Populism
In the wake of the unexpected insurgence of Sanders and Trump, it has become commonplace to pit…
The Passé Passes Again
The Republicans are reliving the Democratic Party’s nightmares. The cancelled Donald Trump event of Friday March 11…
The Excess of Stephen H. Webb
In the fall of 2010, Stephen Webb challenged me to a footrace at Wabash College. I accepted.…
Spotlight on Francis
When Spotlight, the critically acclaimed film about the Boston Globe’s investigation into clergy sexual abuse, won best…
Resisting the Demagogue
You’ve got to have a good memory for mid-Sixties pop music to remember the Seekers, an Aussie…
Trump and the Lukewarm
Despite the pleas of conservative Christian leaders, large numbers of self-identified evangelicals continue to vote for Trump.…
What Trump Teaches Us
We’re in a clarifying moment. Since Super Tuesday and Trump’s successes in a number of states, the…
Canada Declares War on Christian Doctors and Nurses
Last year, the Canadian Supreme Court created a right to euthanasia and assisted suicide. To qualify for…
Conservative Populism is Divided Against Itself
Conservative populism can’t catch a break. The party’s elites have a stranglehold on policy. As Reihan Salam…
On the Ground in Wheaton
The following remarks were among several friendly responses to Professor Miroslav Volf’s presentation, “Do Christians & Muslims…
New City
Winter strains toward spring.A bird is singing in a leafless tree.The river gleams, the sidewalks glint with…
21st c. Emily
I’ve never lived in Dublin,there is no desk that’s mine,but Google has an app for that—the job…
Laundry List
“The ordinary acts we practice every dayat home are of more importance to the soulthan their simplicity…
Persuasion Anxiety
Republic of Spindavid greenbergw. w. norton, 560 pages, $35 Our country, being democratic, sends its cultural elites…
