American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Old Fusionism Revisited
In the 1950s and early 1960s, the American right consolidated around a shared antipathy to the power…
Medal of Freedom Recommendations for Trump
President Biden recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to nineteen worthies, celebrities, activists, and politicians (some…
The Debasement of Tolerance
Along with its sibling “diversity,” “tolerance” has achieved the status of being our culture’s reigning virtue. Given…
Reparations Should Not Trump Communion
Throughout Christian history, periods of social crisis have typically provoked an intensification of the faithful’s belief and…
Is Vivek Right About America?
On the second day of Christmas, Vivek Ramaswamy gave to America a diagnosis: We have a culture…
The Last Pro-Life Democrat President
James Earl Carter Jr., the 40th president of the United States, who died at age 100 on…
End of an Era
The election results in November were remarkable. Donald Trump’s victory was decisive. And it was impressive. He…
Daniel Penny’s Acquittal Is a Win for Civilization
When Daniel Penny turned himself over to police on May 12, 2023, after the Manhattan district attorney’s…
Why Christians Should Care About Oak Flat
A small slice of Arizona wilderness is an unlikely battleground in America’s religious freedom struggle. In recent…
Evangelicals and the Exit Polls
Among the striking features of Donald J. Trump’s victory on November 5 is the emergence of a…
How Trump Won Over Women Voters
One month later, liberal elites are still processing the stunning outcome of the 2024 presidential election—and in…
Theologizing Politics
In a recent essay (“The Conversion of Public Intellectuals,” Comment Magazine, Fall 2024), the newly installed Canon and…
An Open Letter to JD Vance
Dear Senator Vance: As Americans celebrate a unique national holiday, the origins of which remind us that…
Bathrooms Are Not the Real Battlefield
Sarah McBride was elected to Congress on November 5. As the Democratic candidate in Delaware, the result…
Red Menace
Once granted unchallenged supremacy, a GOP establishment is every bit as entrenched, every bit as self-protective, as…
