American Politics
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Deneen Among the Liberals
In his much-discussed Why Liberalism Failed, Patrick Deneen identifies two revolutionary anthropological assumptions that constitute liberalism: first,…
The Rich Turn to the Democrats
Democrats won back the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections thanks to strong gains among…
Mothers Against Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron deepened one of his rhetorical ruts this fall, again stating publicly that human…
A Century After the Armistice
I’m just old enough to remember when my elders still called November 11 “Armistice Day”—the armistice in…
In Defense of Sir Roger
Soon after Sir Roger Scruton was appointed to advise the UK’s Ministry of Housing as chair of…
Restoring Trust
On Monday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will convene for its 2018 Fall General Assembly—a…
The Midterms and the “We” Questions
The dust is still settling. Some races are so close that it may be days before the…
Roots of Catholic Anger
After a month out of the country, working in Rome at Synod-2018 and helping mark the fortieth…
The Point of Gosnell
I went to see Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer because I thought I ought…
Kissing Purity Culture Goodbye
Last week, twenty-one years after its initial publication, Joshua Harris officially denounced and discontinued publication of his…
Bringing Sex Back
Words may do literal violence after all. News that the Department of Health and Human Services may…
Clashing Victimocracies
We live under what Eric Gans has called a “victimocracy,” a political and cultural system trenchantly laid…
Death at Tree of Life
On Saturday, October 27, 46-year-old Robert Gregory Bowers shot eleven Jews dead and wounded nine at Pittsburgh’s…
11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour (Armistice 100)
10:59. The seconds slowly trudgeOver the top of the eleventh hourWhen shells and whiz bangs cease their…
Historical-Critical Qur’an
The Qurʾān and the Bible: Text and Commentaryby gabriel said reynoldsyale, 1032 pages, $40 This book is misleadingly…
