American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Niagara
How slowly the majestic river flows, / deceptive in its undulating roll; / for suddenly it loses…
Schooling at Home
One morning, as the four children and I prepared to start the school day, I consulted the…
Illiberal Liberalism
Is Democracy Possible Here? Principles for a New Political Debate by Ronald Dworkin Princeton University Press, 192…
Bashing Darwin, Becoming Catholic
Herewith a peek at a forthcoming installment of “The Public Square” in First Things . Darwin’s Conservatives:…
An Opinion About Opinions
I haven’t figured out whether I agree or not with Robert Miller on the prevalence of genuine…
Plotting Human Rights
“Peace is a communist plot,” Irving Kristol used to observe back during the Cold War. The line…
It’s Not All Relative
As I wrote in this space last week (see here and here ), many Catholic thinkers tend…
Tatian on Death and Immortality
A recent diagnosis of cancer I got late last year, with some subsequent surgery I had to…
The Episcopal Declaration of Independence
Last week, the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops met and let the world know just what they…
Beyond “Beyondism”
I think it was David Brooks who coined, years ago, the term “beyondist.” A beyondist is someone…
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…
