American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Prison, Purgatory, and Heaven
Several years of prison ministry have convinced me that there are substantial parallels between what we think…
Dogs, Divorce, and Pre-pups
Like, we didn’t see this coming? Pets are becoming the center of custody struggles among divorcing couples.…
Ferguson, Missouri
It pains me to admit it, but I see nothing new in the tragic events in Ferguson,…
The New Nonconformist Conscience
Mozilla’s Brendan Eich, the Miami Dolphins’ Don Jones, HGTV’s Benham brothers: 2014 has been a good year…
Politics and the Arts
Jed Perl warns in the August 25 issue of the New Republic of a new threat to…
Time to Come Clean on Torture
As the Senate report on the CIA’s interrogation program comes closer to publication, truths are finally being…
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
The trends aren’t dramatic, but they are noteworthy nonetheless. Americans are gradually becoming more pro-life. In 2012…
Is History Really Over?
In 1989, as the Cold War entered the bottom of the ninth inning, political scientist Francis Fukuyama…
Against Obsessive Sexuality
For the March issue of First Things, I wrote an essay called “Against Heterosexuality.” In brief, my…
Forgetting the Christians
This past weekend, the United States began to intervene in the humanitarian crisis unfolding in northern Iraq.…
The Power of Authenticity
I recently watched my good friend Ralph Nader give a rousing speech before a standing-room only audience…
How to Survive Demonization
Whether the issue is abortion or spending, a fraction of African-American, Hispanic, and young voters are on…
The Evangelical Academy
We were doing an interview on an NPR station, a kind of “point-counterpoint” thing. The other interviewee…
A Millennial Column
I’ve been writing op-ed columns for the Catholic press since 1979. In its present form, “The Catholic…
The Down Syndrome Community’s Death Debate
Let’s try an experiment: Imagine you are a high school junior just starting to think about college.…
