American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Witness of Dietrich von Hildebrand
Now that the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project has been founded with a view to republishing the…
Reno: Modern Art Revisited
Two recent trips to two very different art exhibits provoked some gloomy thoughts about our times. Earlier…
Miller: The Pope and World Hunger
Speaking about the many people in the world who go hungry, Pope Benedict XVI says that we…
Smith: Saints and Singers
Like Fr. Neuhaus , I too was taken with the article “I’m Not a Saint, Just a…
Hylden: Schori’s Agenda
No one thought it possible, but there is a wave of nostalgia sweeping through the ranks of…
RJN: On Love & Madness
Here, with thanks to Amy Welborn, a reflection to lift the heart and confirm the will .…
Bottum: Items in the News
Of things to blog about, the world never ceases to supply a sufficiency¯and more than a sufficiency,…
Ruiz: Twelfth Night & the Art of Humiliation
Last week I saw the final New York performance of a Twelfth Night now touring the United…
Oakes: The Body in St. Paul and Benedict XVI
Reports that the South African Parliament has approved gay marriage, and that the U.S. Catholic bishops have…
RJN: From Borat to Chelsea
There has been a lively discussion among the young folks in the office about the morality of…
Bottum: Waiting and Waiting
At least I caught up on my reading. The seventy-fifth-anniversary issue of Fortune was particularly interesting. I…
Arkes: The Commerce Clause Revisited
In the forthcoming January issue of First Things , I have an analysis of the oral arguments…
Powers: Boomers, War, and Sacrifice
We were walking through Central Park in Manhattan, just south of the Naumburg Bandshell, when we came…
Anderson: What Went Right on Tuesday
I’m no expert when it comes to analysis of political trends, party politics, or electoral strategy. But…
Douthat: Reply to Bottum
In his post on the midterm elections and their discontents, Jody Bottum argues that conservatives haven’t made…
