American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Manual for Love
Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faithby eve tushnetave maria, 224 pages, $15.95…
Our Death Mounds
As the Western suburbs of Chicago go, it’s a spectacular view. To the distant north is the…
Public Chastity, Private Chaos
Americans’ public and private lives are on a collision course. Our social system—the one we publicly engage…
The Great Charter at 800
These remarks were delivered at Brigham Young University, January 23, as part of BYU’s on-going “Faith, Family…
A Fundamental Right to “Personal Recreationism”?
Gender dysphoria (transgenderism)—formerly known as gender identity disorder—was once considered a mental illness. Today, the condition—and how…
Remembering Conservative Reformers
Liberals are enjoying a moment of confidence. Across the board, there is a sense that the salient…
March on for Life
Forty years have passed since the Supreme Court handed down its Roe v. Wade decision, on January…
The Historical Kevorkian
I am often asked for interviews by students who are writing papers about the assisted suicide issue.…
Avoiding the Identity Politics Trap
A Mike Huckabee presidential campaign could be the Republican establishment’s nightmare. His candidacy would combine upfront social…
De Blasio’s Anti-Police Populism
New York City Police Officer Wenjian Liu was buried on Sunday. He was killed before Christmas, along…
Infinite Circle
Gratitude: An Intellectual History? by peter j. leithart? baylor, 350 pages, $49.95 Peter Leithart’s Gratitude: An Intellectual…
Anti-Catholic Ireland
In July 2011, Ireland’s newly elected Prime Minister (or “Taoiseach”) Enda Kenny launched an unprecedented attack on…
Intensive Care
Through her final hour he gently clasps / the icy silence of her pallid hand, / her…
Challenging Radical Islam
The world is being subjected to horrific images of religious violence. The Islamic State (IS) in Iraq…
What’s in a Name?
A paralyzing gelid vortex of a January morning. / He lay under the covers as the beckoning…
