American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Brownback Announcement
Last weekend I did something I have avoided doing for years. I went to a political rally.…
The State of Social Conservatism
So what is one to make of the State of the Union address last night? A superior…
RJN: Iraq and Things to Come
I have no privileged perspective on the wisdom or lack thereof in President Bush’s Wednesday night address…
Death and Lectures
I’ll be lecturing in Baltimore on Monday, January 29, and in Denver on Tuesday, February 6. You…
Ambivalence and Resolve About Roe
The most consequential cultural and political event in American history in the past half century was the…
Zoos: Not for Children Anymore
Perhaps it is wrong for me to comment about a movie I have no intention of seeing:…
Ruiz: The Southwell Institute
Robert Southwell is perhaps the most famous of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, a young…
Bottum: Who to Reread in 2007
It’s weeks into 2007 already, and I don’t really know what I’m going to read this year.…
Hylden: Duke Deserves a Defense
In my tenure as a junior fellow here at First Things , I’ve done a few things…
Miller: The Church in Poland Steps Up
I wrote in this space last week about how Bishop Stanislaw Wielgus, on the eve of his…
Novak: The Church in Poland
As an American, far away, with a deep love for Poland, my deepest sorrow is felt for…
Bottum: Following Up the Duke Case
College is time for learning things, and there have been several lessons taught by the accusations of…
Anderson: Junior Fellowships
If you’re a young writer or thinker¯finishing your undergraduate degree or graduate program, or heading into the…
RJN: MLK Today
Diverse ways of thinking about Martin Luther King Jr. and the ways in which his day is…
Oakes: The Painted Veil
In this space a couple of weeks ago, Anthony Sacramone rightly scored Alfonso Cuarón’s film version of…
