American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Is Churchill America’s Hero? (ft. Sean McMeekin)
In this episode, Sean McMeekin joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…
The West Distorted
G. K. Chesterton’s novel The Flying Inn begins with a strange seaside encounter involving one Misysra Ammon,…
Does Just War Doctrine Require Moral Certainty?
Pope Leo XIV has made it clear that the U.S. war on Iran does not, in his…
The Savannah Enlightenment
In 1716, a remarkable commoner by the name of James Oglethorpe took a leave of absence from…
Trump, Leo, and the Death of Integralism
There is a Yiddish witticism, Der Mensch tracht, un Gott lacht (“Man plans, and God laughs”), and…
Faith-Based Failures
On January 24, 2025, Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff was sentenced to seventeen years in prison for his role…
An American Pope at a Time of War
When it comes to papal matters in Rhode Island, I am often interviewed on the local news.…
The Almost-Greatness of Donald Trump and Leo XIV
Reading—for obvious reasons—Henri Daniel-Rops’s The Church in the Dark Ages, I have been repeatedly struck by the truism…
Finding a Pulse
Trueman’s new book, The Desecration of Man, should further cement his authority. It supplements, focuses, and in…
New York Is Bullying Nuns Who Care for the Dying
New York governor Kathy Hochul recently made headlines for decriminalizing assisted suicide, claiming as motivation her compassion…
While We’re At It
Leonid Radvinsky died on March 20. He was the billionaire majority owner of OnlyFans, an online…
The Sinew of Diplomacy
The primal scene of A. Wess Mitchell’s formidable Great Power Diplomacy is a crisis meeting in Sparta…
When Rhetoric Becomes Reckless
Though it seemed to be an opening bid in a negotiation that, mercifully, ended in a provisional…
What the Wall Street Journal Didn’t Print
On March 21, the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy profile of the pope as its “Saturday…
The Politics of Judas
In this Easter season, we naturally reflect on the passion of Christ, his resurrection, and all that…