American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Jerry Falwell, R.I.P.
What shall we do for a bogeyman, now that our grand old monster is dead? Jerry Falwell…
An Idiot’s Guide to Evolution
The dirty Darwinian secret is now out of the closet: If evolution is true, then it must…
Stirring the Potpourri
Of course, the literal meaning of potpourri is “rotten pot,” but it has come to refer to…
The Pope and the Pop Star
On Saturday, September 27, 1997, during the Twenty-third Eucharistic Congress and as part of pope John Paul…
The Imperial Catholics
More and more often on Catholic campuses, left-wing Catholics are hiding their own ideological preferences behind the…
Debates, Conferences, Controversy!
For the past few weeks, Michael Novak¯a member of the First Things editorial board and a frequent…
Men for Some Seasons
In early April, Harry Reid, the Senate Majority Leader, announced his intention to bring immigration legislation to…
Moses and Multiculturalism
Moses made a mistake. He could have been a broadminded model for our liberal culture, but he…
Ultrasound and Human Sacrifice, Cormac McCarthy, Mugabe and the Bishops
Aside from his inability, or unwillingness, to recognize that the denial of legal protection to human beings…
Amnesty International’s Dirty Little Secret
Amnesty International is up to no good, and they don’t want you to know about it. My…
America’s Greatest Mystery Writer
G.K. Chesterton’s Fr. Brown stories are proof that only the British style of detective fiction can reach…
Robert Drinan, Infanticide, and the “Unthinkable”
On February 1, I joined perhaps a thousand other mourners in St. Aloysius Church in Washington for…
Philip Rieff’s Charisma
I don’t think many would dispute that Philip Rieff was one of the most perceptive and creative…
Religion and the Common Good
Sooner or later, every teacher hears the same old joke about the philosophy student and his dad.…
With Guts Enough to Be Disarming
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first black man to play major-league baseball, as the…
