American Politics

A selection of recent articles on this topic

Is Ted Cruz Weird Enough to be President?

Pete Spiliakos

According to the most recent polls, a clear majority of GOP-leaning respondents favor unconventional candidates (Donald Trump,…

Nostra Aetate Fifty Years On

Jonathan Sacks

It was, on the face of it, a minor theological gesture, yet it brought about one of…

Mirror of Magistrates

Peter J. Leithart

For Christians, 1 and 2 Samuel are “history.” For Jews, they are among the writings of the…

America’s First Baptist President

Timothy George

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the first Baptist to serve as President of the United States and the…

Slick and Far From Truth

Nathaniel Givens

Given the low standards of mainstream reporting on religious issues, it’s hard to publish an article that…

Planned Parenthood is Nothing to Smile About

Wesley J. Smith

The videos of Planned Parenthood employees bragging about performing “less crunchy” abortions in order to harvest intact…

Between Arrogance and Despair

Pete Spiliakos

The politics of 2015 reflect the differing moods of liberals and conservatives. Liberals are frustrated at the…

Porn for the Privileged

Melinda Selmys

Years ago, when I was a young radical feminist, I recall marching in the annual Take Back…

“What About You?”

William Doino Jr.

Of all the speeches Pope Francis recently delivered in America, among the most inspiring was one highlighting…

Francis and the Bishops

Nathaniel Peters

A Catholic bishop recently became the first member of the hierarchy known to have met with Kim…

Waiting for Superwoman

Pete Spiliakos

Carly Fiorina’s fierce and passionate attack on Planned Parenthood’s fetal organ harvesting operation has gotten praise from…

Transgender Delusion

Richard Corradi

Human nature does not change. Despite our postmodern sophistication and our wishful thinking about perfectibility, our nature…

Mother Church or Uncle Sam

Kevin D. Roberts

Wyoming ­Catholic College, of which I serve as ­president, recently ­determined that it has a duty to…

Deutsche Kirche, Inc.

Hans Feichtinger

In the run-up to this fall’s Synod on the Family, we’ve been hearing a lot from the…

Letters

Various

No Discipline I am writing to express my shock and disappointment at the profanity in the article…