American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Be Catholic First
A former colleague of mine in Congress recently told me that he now describes himself as a nondenominational…
The Future Remains Open
The Poems (1961–2020)by derek mahonthe gallery, 536 pages, £22.50 Longtime fans of the Irish poet Derek Mahon…
Myths and their Makers
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Adrienne Mayor joins…
A Tale of Two Imperialisms
The Kawaiahao Church in downtown Honolulu was built from coral rock, chiseled by divers from a reef…
How to Read the Cursing Psalms
The so-called “Cursing Psalms,” in which the Psalmist prays for the destruction of his enemies, are difficult…
Prayer Breakfasts and Faithful Presence
He was taller than I expected. Francis Collins, that is. The rest was about as advertised: mustachioed,…
Cardinal Zen on Trial
It says a lot about Communist China that Beijing feels the need to arrest and prosecute a…
Are Spain’s Catholic Schools Still Catholic?
Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them,” wrote the satirist P. J.…
Consensus Reality
A Strange Habit of Mindby andrew klavanmysterious press, 288 pages, $26.95 A year ago, I wrote about…
Downstream from Dobbs
The Supreme Court’s June reversal of Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could…
A Whole New World?
Evangelical magazine news rarely draws mainstream attention. Last year’s New York Times coverage of the split between…
Victors Over Victimhood
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Ian V. Rowe…
The Persecution of Cardinal Zen
Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong is being tried by the Chinese Communist government for allegedly failing…
Islands of Tradition in a Secular Sea
Parents of faith whose kids go to hyper-secular universities needn’t always despair. Even in the midst of a…
Crimes in the Name of Freedom
Of the several monks who taught us English, Father Allen was the easiest to relate to. Father…
