American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
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—June/July 2010
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…
Review of Breakwater
Breakwater by Catharine Savage Brosman Mercer University Press, 112 pages, $30 n If classical meter really did…
Bad Medicine
A kind of exhaustion always settles in, murky and miasmatic, after battle. The nation’s conservatives foresaw the…
A Dedicated Life
Gilbert Meilaender writes a letter to his old friend Stanley Hauerwas . Dear Stan, I read your…
Review of Fly Fishing with Darth Vader
Fly Fishing with Darth Vader: And Other Adventures With Evangelical Wrestlers, Political Hitmen, and Jewish Cowboys by…
Review of The Constant Fire: Beyond the Science & Religion Debate
The Constant Fire: Beyond the Science & Religion Debate by Adam Frank University of California Press, 304…
