American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Restoring the Village
In the year 1215, at a place called Runnymede, the barons of England, having paused from their…
At the Ballet
A bold conception, said to be first-class, / with varied styles of gesture, steps, and play, /…
Sects, Politics, and Religion
Good and Bad Ways to Think About Religion and Politics by Robert Benne Eerdmans, 120 pages, $14…
Thinking About Aging
As the number of our years increases, as we age in that simple chronological sense, we also…
Paradoxical Portraits
Blessed and Beautiful: Picturing the Saints by Robert Kiely Yale, 288 pages, $40 n What I discovered,”…
RJN and First Things
This issue marks the beginning of First Things ’ twenty-second year of publication, and every new publishing…
Letters—March 2011
Conservative Liberalism or Liberal Conservatism? I am grateful to James Kalb for his thoughtful and respectful engagement…
The Real Myth
The Myth of American Religious Freedom by David Sehat Oxford, 368 pages, $29.95 n Conservatives, argues David…
Culture and the Light of Faith
Since the Enlightenment it has been fashionable to denounce Christians for prostituting the legacy of classical culture.…
Waiting for St. Vladimir
Alasdair MacIntyre, who is probably the greatest living philosopher, concludes his 1981 masterwork After Virtue by saying,…
Magnificat
Already gravid, she ascended, nearly / bereft of any solace, faith, or hope. / The pregnant matron,…
Race Matters
Americans like to think of their history as a success story. And so, by most measures, and…
A Philosopher in the Twilight
In his preface to the Philosophy of Right, Hegel famously remarks that the owl of Minerva takes…
Father Tom Leads the Faithful in Prayer
We pray first for our Pope. Lend him the strength to cope with those who have no…
Letters—February 2011
Bearing Witness through marriage Liberal evangelical Ron Sider makes a strong case in favor of the ancient…
