American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Night Train to Europe
My train departed from Amsterdam and headed to Warsaw. Or at least, that was the destination of…
Matteo Salvini and the Bishops
If mixing religion and politics is a tricky affair, keeping them separate is nearly impossible. Matteo Salvini,…
Crimes in Concrete
Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarismby james stevens curloxford, 592 pages, $60 In…
Carry On, Plum
Jeeves and the King of Clubs: A Novel in Homage to P.G. Wodehouseby ben schottlittle, brown, 320 pages, $27…
Stefan Zweig, European Man
The Collected Novellas of Stefan Zweigby stefan zweigtranslated by anthea bellpushkin, 384 pages, $30 The Collected Stories…
Stream
after reading Richard Wilbur’s “Hamlen Brook” Gliding upon cascades of sound, the crumpled leaves…
Cultural Nihilism
The decline in life expectancy in the United States is a symptom of a failing culture. It…
Beyond Subsistence and Superfluity
The utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham defines the good as the greatest happiness of the greatest number. More…
Calling the Pope a Liar
It is no small thing to call the pope a liar. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has done…
What Liberalism Lacks
I find the liberalism v. illiberalism template tiresome. I am an American, which means I cherish (perhaps…
Post-Apocalyptic
Children, children, don’t get old. You’ll find yourself waking up in the middle of the night and…
The Politicization of the European Church
Several ecclesiastical figures expressed horror at the results of last week’s European Parliament elections. Their reactions reveal…
Sex Is Better than Gender
Josef Pieper once warned that “[p]ublic discourse, the moment it becomes basically neutralized with regard to a…
Love Is Not a Feeling
The recent open letter to Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School is a model for responding graciously yet firmly…
Against David French-ism
In March, First Things published a manifesto of sorts signed by several mostly youngish, mostly Roman Catholic writers, who argued that…
