American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Biden Is the New Francis
Early in 2016, articles began to appear noting similarities between Pope Francis and Donald Trump. Trump’s promise…
Just War Principles in Ukraine
Representatives of the U.S. and Russian governments are meeting in Saudi Arabia as I write. Their goal…
Putting Americans in Iron Lungs Again?
The nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services…
IVF Is Not Pro-Family
Donald Trump made good on his promise to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) on February…
Germany Needs to Bury Hitler
On February 14, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the vice president of the United States warned…
The USCCB Should Reject Federal Funds
On Monday, Pope Francis sent a letter to the bishops of the United States. Criticizing the Trump…
Eliminating DEI from Higher Education
President Trump’s executive order “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” puts colleges and universities on notice. If…
Pope Francis’s Apocalyptic Dream
Pope Francis published his suicide note. It took the form of a letter to the American Catholic…
Trump for Women
On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” It requires…
Give the National Endowment for the Arts Back to the Public
For decades, Americans have become increasingly alienated from the American arts establishment. The main source for their…
Pro-Lifers and the Trump Administration: Wins, Concerns, and the MAHA Opportunity
Anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear knows that the pro-life movements have received some…
Manners, Methods, and Greatness
Browsing Footprints in Time, the memoirs of Winston Churchill’s longtime private secretary, John Colville, I found a…
The Slow Death of ESG and DEI
A couple of years ago, another financial advisor with whom I work related the following story to…
China, DeepSeek, and American Complacency
History is a heartless teacher. Three hundred years before Christ, Carthage was a prosperous commercial empire dominating…
JD Vance States the Obvious About Ordo Amoris
We are living, it scarcely needs saying, in unpredictable times. But no one could have imagined that…
