American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Hilltops of the Holy Land
When Aaron Lipkin looks out, he sees biblical history all around. There is Bethel, where two bears…
Chimpanzee Disaster
Zoo Nebraska: The Dismantling of an American Dreamby carson vaughanlittle a, 266 pages, $24.95 For two decades,…
Ever Devotedly in Notre Dame
Given the attention paid to Fr. Theodore Hesburgh these days, interested parties would do well to consult…
Persecution and Constitutional Theocracy
The Interim Report on global persecution, issued at Easter by the Rt. Rev. Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of…
The Big Tech Threat
This essay was originally delivered as a speech at the Hoover Institution on May 2, 2019. Social…
The New Family Violence
Family violence can take many forms,” says Madam Justice Marzari of the Supreme Court of British Columbia,…
On the Composting of Thee and Me
In Herman Wouk’s novel War and Remembrance, Warren Henry shocks his Bible-reading father, the novel’s hero, by…
Fear and the Benedict Option
When people ask me if the Benedict Option is a call to hospitality or to hunker down,…
Tradition and Fertility in Eastern Europe
After more than a decade as a demographic laggard, eastern Europe is having a slight “baby boom.”…
Our Lady of Hope
In Georges Bernanos’s historical play Dialogues of the Carmelites, the scene is grim for the Catholic Church.…
Truth-Telling and Big Abortion
For over a half-century, what styles itself the “pro-choice” movement has thrived because of its extraordinary ability…
Faith Amid Corruption
The Catholic Church in the West is full of corruption—financial, sexual, and spiritual. We are forced to…
Comfort to Predators
In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisyby frédéric marteltranslated by shaun whitesidebloomsbury, 576 pages, $30…
LGBT, Inc.
Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movementby david k. johnsoncolumbia, 328 pages, $32 How did the…
Briefly Noted
A Field Guide to the English Clergy: A Compendium of Diverse Eccentrics, Pirates, Prelates and Adventurers; All…
