American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
1. The Technological Imperative 2. The Unpleasantness at Ave Maria University
Herewith an item from “The Public Square” in a forthcoming issue of First Things : It has…
Right Reason in the Public Square, Part II
I recently argued in this space that Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice…
Right Reason in the Public Square
Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and director of the Cardinal…
The April Issue of First Things Is Here
The April 2007 issue of First Things is now on newsstands¯which also means that it’s available online…
The End of the Irish Troubles, a Moment of Transcendence, and Sacramentum Caritatis
Taoiseach . I’ve been listening to the way the Irish pronounce it, and you’re safe in going…
Deep Thoughts from Senator Edwards
Senator John Edwards has offered us a reflection that gives us a glimpse of his hidden theological…
The Universe and I
So my wife and I were moving and wanted to dispose of some bookcases that were past…
Prosing About the Web
Writing on the Web good not is. Too fast, it move. Too quick, it change. And telegraphed…
Zinovy Zinik and “The Solzhenitsyn Reader”
In May 1982, the Russian Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn took time off from his work on The…
Bono Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For
U2 rock star and humanitarian Bono has come in for some recent criticism. According to Advertising Age…
For the Sake of Civil Argument
Talk about “criminalizing political differences” is again rife in the wake of the conviction of Scooter Libby.…
Varieties of Religious Certitude
In a recent essay in the Times Literary Supplement , Steven Weinberg suggested that the reason the…
Humanism and Health Care
I got a letter, a signed letter, from Senator Barack Obama the other day¯me and several million…
Christianity Is an Enemy That Gives Hedges Meaning
The audience was shocked. Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize¯winning reporter, delivered a Princeton University lecture on the…
Harvey Cox’s Secular City
In the next few days (March 19), Harvard theologian Harvey Cox will be celebrating his seventy-eighth birthday.…
