American Politics

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Conservative Con Artistry

Pete Spiliakos

A breach has opened between the Republican party’s business interests and the party’s activists. It has always…

Obama, Lincoln & Niebuhr

Mark Tooley

There are numerous defenders of President Obama’s prayer breakfast appeal for Christians to not “get on our…

Kristof’s Imperial Liberalism

R. R. Reno

Nicholas Kristof’s blatant use of a tired liberal trick astounds me. What does it say about our…

Why I’ll Miss Mitt Romney

Pete Spiliakos

Mitt Romney was an unprincipled politician. He was an opportunist and a pragmatist. Still, it’s a pity…

When We Turn Inward

David T. Koyzis

Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920) was one of the giants of his era, wearing any number of hats during…

The Flower Shop

William Baer

Ducking inside, escaping the thundershowers, you see her surrounded with color-mad displays of roses, tulips, lilies, mysterious…

Briefly Noted

Various

The Father’s Will: Christ’s Crucifixion and the Goodness of God ?by nicholas e. lombardo, o.p. ?oxford, 288…

Ferguson

R. R. Reno

I could hear the protesters down the street. They gathered in Union Square to demonstrate, then marched…

Drop-off Day

Stephen Scaer

Make sure you give yourself a chance to grieve, A parent handout helpfully suggests. My last one’s…

Experience Explained

Robert T. Miller

True Paradox: How Christianity Makes Sense of Our Complex World? by david skeelintervarsity, 176 pages, $12 Evolutionary…

Christian and Countercultural

Rod Dreher

Over the past decade, especially in the struggle over same-sex marriage, some of my friends and allies…

Global Anti-Semitism?

Edward S. Shapiro

Last May, the Anti-Defamation League made the start­ling pronouncement that one-quarter of the world’s population is anti-Semitic.…

Mecca for Sale

Stephen Schwartz

Mecca is threatened. The city is the sacred center of attention for all Muslims. It is the…

The Myth of Vampire Children

Christopher Kaczor

My university experience, like that of so many others, was rich. I was a college athlete and…

Grammar Rules

Mark Bauerlein

Gwynne’s Grammar: The Ultimate Introduction to Grammar and the Writing of Good English? by n. m. gwynne…