American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Mercy, Yes, But Justice Too
Sometimes we hope desperately that our predictions are wrong. Fourteen years ago, I suggested that it was…
Faith in State Politics (ft. Cameron Sexton)
In the second episode of While We’re At It, Cameron Sexton joins in to talk about his…
Marcuse, Critical Theory, and the Death of Charlie Kirk
Over the last few years, I have spent a good bit of time reading the early critical…
A Heroic Example
America needs the example of a real hero: a dedicated hero who enhances natural talents by hard…
He Died with a Microphone in His Hand
Why has the murder of Charlie Kirk resonated so powerfully through the culture? Is it because he…
Charlie Kirk, Faithful Warrior
I first met Charlie Kirk in 2021, when he was a Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute,…
The Epstein Myth
In March 2005, the Palm Beach police began to investigate whether a fourteen-year-old girl had been molested…
Trump and the Churches
Politics is important, but it’s not the first thing. What we call politics isn’t even the first…
Reclaiming Time from Work
“Greedy work” is a concept attributed to economist Claudia Goldin, but its intellectual roots can be traced…
Iranian Christians Should Not Be Detained While Seeking Asylum
ICE began detaining Iranian asylum seekers after the bombing of Iran’s nuclear refinement facilities on June 22.…
The Therapeutic Subversion of Parental Rights
Is “mental health” the new cudgel by which the state subverts parental rights? Developments on both sides…
What Are We Fighting For?
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he…
Erasing Christianity from American History
It is a historical fact that Christianity played a central role in the colonization of the New…
Immigration Policy Is Hurting Rural Catholic Ministry
I love rural America. That love began in my formative years in Minnesota—working on a hog farm,…
Armenia and Azerbaijan’s Uncertain Peace
This month at the White House, Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev shook…
