American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Reasonable Faith by John Haldane
Reasonable Faith by john haldane routledge, 224 pages, $39.95, paper In his 2004 book Faithful Reason, John…
Reaping the Wind
The giants swing their triple arms or poise, frozen like hazmat signs, on every hill: alien prayer…
American Cicero by Bradley J. Birzer
American Cicero: The Life of Charles Carroll by bradley j. birzer isi, 230 pages, $25 Bradley Birzer’s…
The Ides by Stephen Dando-Collins
The Ides: Caesar’s Murder and the War for Rome by stephen dando-collins john wiley & sons, 288…
Short Measure
The hummingbird has lingered. A rhododendron blooms. But each night autumn’s chilly dreams Stalk through our bedrooms.…
Cancer Dog
Her open wound accuses you. It leaves its traces in the corner where she sleeps. She sleeps…
The Weight of Smut
As the impressively depressing cover story “America the Obese” in the May issue of The Atlantic serves…
Olea Europaea
The salty Peloponnese flood Of minerals and Trojan blood Is in this oily, briny fruit, Savored by…
Vast Dangers in a Small Place
In ordinary times, or in earlier days, when the judges were more clear-headed, the case of Christian…
The Twentieth Century in Photographs
Different faces, formats all the same: A profile set beside a frontal view And nothing else included…
Letters
Uprooting Spirituality In his review of Rebecca Goldstein’s 36 Arguments for the Existence of God (“Lost in…
A Few Thoughts for Memorial Day
Every Christian’s Homelands By Richard John Neuhaus We are servants of a disputed sovereignty. The psalmist declares,…
A Tribute to Cardinal John O’Connor (1920–2000)
Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of Cardinal John O’Connor, whom Richard John Neuhaus called…
Review of Aquinas: A Beginner’s Guide
Aquinas: A Beginner’s Guide by Edward Feser Oneworld Publications, 224 pages, $14.95 n Do not let the…
Quantum Leaps
George Gilder’s enthusiasm has always been infectious. In his recent book it is feverish. His 1981 bestseller…
