American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Listening to Pacifists
In the First Things editorial “In a Time of War” (December 2001), the Editors argued that pacifists…
The Adversarial Courts
In November 1996, we published a symposium, “The End of Democracy?”, on what we called “the judicial…
Medieval Children
Nicholas Orme, a professor of history at Exeter University in Great Britain, has published more than a…
The Second Tablet Project
assurance which transcends what human reason can find out on its own—no human being dares to face…
Goldhagen v. Pius XII
Tendentious attacks on Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) are nothing new. Indeed, they have become commonplace. Yet…
Films of the Spirit
It is a truth seldom acknowledged that the most delightful art is also the most didactic. Jane…
God’s Justice and Ours
Before proceeding to discuss the morality of capital punishment, I want to make clear that my views…
“Instinctive Repugnance”
The Jewish“Christian dialogue of recent decades is a new thing that stands in sharp contrast to the…
Keeping the Faith
In a way no one anticipated, George W. Bush has shifted the national debate about the role…
Standing at Attention
It seems we haven’t heard the voices of soldiers for a very long time. Not these voices,…
Purgatory for Everyone
A few years ago, the journalist Philip Nobile wrote an article near the first anniversary of the…
Pulpit Economics
In debates between Christian theologians and economists over the nature of capitalism, facts and figures count for…
Pluralism and the Catholic University
The decline of Catholic higher education in our country should concern all Americans, regardless of their religious…
Fare Thee Well, Tony Lewis
It hardly seems possible that I have been reading Anthony Lewis for thirty-two years. In fact, I…
Reinventing Sexual Ethics
I am reliably informed that there is a Neuhaus’ Law to the effect that, where orthodoxy is…
