American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Compelling Tolerance
Jack Phillips barely had time to catch his breath. Less than a month after the Supreme Court…
A Crisis of Infidelity
At the heart of the recent Catholic scandals is infidelity—literally the lack of faith. There are priests,…
When Older Tech Is Better
In an age when every piece of writing shared on the internet requires a visual image, generic…
The End of the Imperial Episcopate
The Empire—in all its forms—is long gone. Christendom is dead. The Church is reeling from grave scandal,…
Why Men Like Me Should Not Be Priests
I am the sort of man the Catholic Church says shouldn’t be a priest. I experience what…
Not-So-Old Mars
In 2013, Bantam published an anthology of new stories entitled Old Mars, edited by George R. R.…
Cleansing the Church of Clerical Sacrilege
It is time for clergy and laity to begin a movement for the purification of the Church.…
A Failing Episcopal Establishment
We are witnessing the collapse of the episcopal establishment in the United States. In one sense, the…
An Appeal to the Cardinals of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis has revised the Catechism of the Catholic Church to read, “the death penalty is inadmissible…
Sex, Fear, and Idolatry
Moral Combat:How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politicsby r. marie griffithbasic books, 416 pages, $32 Ever…
Medieval Studies and White Supremacy
Read properly, medieval history is about the divine comedy of Christianity—and about the rise of its great…
Boris and the Burqa
Boris Johnson, the wily faux-buffoon of British politics, has done it again, causing the twittering classes to…
The Pro-Life Movement Isn’t About Trump
Jargon, not argument, is your best ally in keeping him from the Church.” So counsels the demon…
Israeli Restoration
On July 9, Israel’s legislature passed “Basic Law: Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People.”…
An Open Letter from Young Catholics
Archbishop McCarrick’s predatory career would not have been possible without the culpable silence or active complicity of…
