American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
What the White House’s Opposition to “Conversion Therapy” Means
In early April, the Obama administration responded to an online petition calling for a “Leelah’s Law” that…
When We Cared
Today, we mark the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On April 24th, 1915, the nationalist Young…
How the Constitution was Defeated in 1788
In a parallel universe, the United States of America is somewhere still governed under the Articles of…
Can Politicians Responsibly Discuss the Risks of War?
Will the 2016 election be about foreign policy? And, if it is, can non-interventionist conservatives win that…
NCAA Announces New Commission to Apply Fouling Rules to Religious Freedom Disputes
NCAA President Mark Emmert has announced a new commission to study how its handling of fouls called…
AI Machines: Things Not Persons
Transhumanists insist that we are quickly approaching the moment at which technology will become an unstoppable and…
A Throne in the Grave
Last Sunday, Western Christians celebrated Easter, and in a few days Eastern churches will observe Pascha. Over…
Incoherence, Petulance, and Obama’s Middle East Policy
The Obama administration’s Middle East policy is becoming something worse than a failure. It is turning into…
Licensing the Kingdom
St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality on the Lower East Side of Manhattan was one of the original…
Apostolate of Death
On November 1, after posting a Facebook message stating, “Today is the day I have chosen to…
Pelicans at Nags Head
Bumbling, ungainly, sag-chinned, laughable: on land, the pelicans concede their natures. Hugging the sand, one tries to…
Does Windsor Strengthen or Weaken Religious Pluralism? A Debate
Legal disputes over the definition of marriage—such as the recent U.S. v. Windsor case, which struck down the…
I Wanted That Kid Dead
My home state of Missouri is one of the most aggressive in carrying out the death penalty.…
The Indomitable and Effective Cardinal Pell
Shortly after George Pell was named Archbishop of Melbourne, he instituted several reforms at the archdiocesan seminary,…
When Pastoral Language Becomes Political Rhetoric
Mark Bauerlein’s post on the rhetoric of anti-discrimination points clearly to the problem which traditionalists face: In…
