American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Modern Conceit
Before Religion: A History of a Modern Concept by Brent Nongbri Yale, 288 pages, $35 In Before…
Lena Dunham’s Inviolable Self
In an episode from the first season of HBO’s series Girls, Hannah Horvath—played by the show’s creator…
Lost Legion of Decency
Their annual conferences have passed resolutions. Their clergy have lobbied for censorship bills. Their journals have crusaded.…
God and the Gaps
Most often the story is told like this: There is some feature of the world that science…
Japan’s Epic
The Tale of the Heike Translated by Royall Tyler Viking, 784 pages, $50 If you have ever…
Primavera
It is Spring and the young Are all falling in love. It is Spring and the tongue…
Briefly Noted
The One Thomas More by Travis Curtright CUA, 231 pages, $64.95 Pius XII went from being a…
Cherished Children
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon Scribner, 976 pages,…
The Brilliantine Coattails of Lust
I remember walking home from grade school with my sister and brother on the day that my…
Homosexual Marriage, Homosexual Parenting, and Adoption: Unabridged
This essay unfortunately has a number of plagiarized passages that were only discovered after First Things had…
Letters—March 2013
Roe’s Legacy While Jon Shields’ provocative piece (“Roe’s Pro-Life Legacy,” January) credits the Supreme Court decision with…
Briefly Noted
Nicholas of Cusa: A Companion to His Life and His Times by Morimichi Watanabe edited by Gerald…
Some Assembly Required
Holy Scripture and the Quest for Authority at the End of the Middle Ages by Ian Christopher…
Defending Marriage
What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense by Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Anderson, and Robert P.…
Lilacs
Lilacs, pummeled in pounding rain, their sweetness sweeter for the pain, release redemptive suffering scent as they…
