American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Punching Above Our Weight
In my two years working at First Things, it has come to my attention that many readers…
“Grace” in Ebbing, Missouri
Local adman Red Welby (Caleb Landry Jones) is reading when Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) storms into his…
Poland and the Future of Europe
As a child growing up in the Polish diaspora, I often visited the land of my forefathers…
Our Mission Against Despair
The work of dying well,” wrote Richard John Neuhaus , “is, in largest part, the work of…
After the Irish Debacle
I wasn’t surprised by the result of Ireland’s May 25 referendum, which opened a path to legal…
Dreams of Progress Meet Ethnic Cleansing
How was the world misled by Aung San Suu Kyi? The question has often been asked since…
Freedom and First Things
What is the mission of First Things? We have a stock answer: To advance a religiously informed…
Solzhenitsyn’s Prophecy
Versions of these remarks were delivered this spring at the commencement ceremony for the Mount Academy of…
Monkeying with Monogamy
If you want a template for enlightened sexual mores, look to our ape ancestors—at least that appears…
Atheists and Their Beliefs
Like Twain, Gandhi, and Einstein, Chesterton is misquoted almost as often as he is quoted accurately. One…
Craving Approval Isn’t Evangelization
The bizarre comment and the weird gesture have not, until recently, been associated with high-ranking churchmen. Both,…
Conservative Jurisprudence Resorts to Relativism
Jack Phillips is the now-famous owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, the baker who in 2012…
The Supreme Court Punts
The outcome of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission didn’t surprise me. Our political emphasis on…
Covering Antietam
On October 2, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln met with General George B. McClellan near the site of…
No Victory for Religious Liberty
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission is the latest Supreme Court intervention in the American culture…
