American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Jihadism Re-Emerges in Europe
There is a recurring pattern: The perpetrators are young, Arab men who reside illegally in Europe and…
Sharing Immortality
God is life, full stop. Mortal beings that we are, we cannot imagine life that is not…
The Strangeness of the Resurrection
I know many people who find the very notion of “resurrection” preposterous, not to mention “eternal life.” Some…
Ash Wednesday
The clouds are fused with amber fire As vultures climb a dirgy gyre, Babel building with each…
Bethany
In Bethany, what might the Lord have said Had Martha never questioned Mary’s ways; If Mary were…
Grace, Sin, and History
The Two Cities: A History of Christian Politics by andrew willard jones emmaus road, 376 pages, $34.95…
Great Scot
Ordered by Love: An Introduction to John Duns Scotus by thomas m. ward angelico, 174 pages, $26…
How Gay Marriage Changed America
In November 2022, the ACLU’s deputy director for transgender justice came out against gay marriage. “I find…
Out of the Abyss
One day this winter, I found myself staring into a deep, dark, menacing hole. I mean that…
Scruton’s Castle
Against the Tide: The Best of Roger Scruton’s Columns, Commentaries and Criticism edited by mark dooley bloomsbury,…
Spare Us
Spare by prince harry random house, 416 pages, $36 Every Briton seems to have reached a verdict…
What We’ve Been Reading—March 2023
Mark Bauerlein Contributing Editor Gustave Flaubert’s Sentimental Education has an unfortunate pertinence to 2023 America, at least to the…
Gambling and the American Pastime
Baseball at the Abyss: The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a…
Father Love Is a Hard Love
My father’s idea of a good time was digging a ditch. Like my mother, he’d been born…
Litter Crew
Litter Crew Ahead. Their budget’s in the red, but still they have a sign that has always…
