American Politics

A selection of recent articles on this topic

IVF Is Not Pro-Family

Jonathon Van Maren

Donald Trump made good on his promise to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) on February…

Germany Needs to Bury Hitler

Andreas Lombard

On February 14, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the vice president of the United States warned…

The USCCB Should Reject Federal Funds

Kevin D. Roberts

On Monday, Pope Francis sent a letter to the bishops of the United States. Criticizing the Trump…

Eliminating DEI from Higher Education

Mark Bauerlein

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

R. R. Reno

Pope Francis published his suicide note. It took the form of a letter to the American Catholic…

Trump for Women

Carrie Sheffield

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

Michael Astrue

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

Charles C. Camosy

Anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear knows that the pro-life movements have received some…

Manners, Methods, and Greatness

George Weigel

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

John Norberg

A couple of years ago, another financial advisor with whom I work related the following story to…

China, DeepSeek, and American Complacency

Francis X. Maier

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

James Orr

We are living, it scarcely needs saying, in unpredictable times. But no one could have imagined that…

Trump Ends Government Promotion of Gender Ideology and Child Mutilation

Theresa Farnan Eric Kniffin Mary Rice Hasson

Trump’s ban on gender transitioning has turned the tide on an indefensible cult,” writes Telegraph columnist Suzanne…

The Reboot

The Editors

The editors discuss the new Trump administration and how it came to be. What are the vibes,…

Begging Your Pardon

Joshua P. Hochschild

Who attempts to overthrow a government without weapons? Why would the alleged leader of an insurrection authorize…