American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Sins of Chick-fil-A
Recently, New Yorker contributor Dan Piepenbring noted with horror that Chick-fil-A, the chicken-sandwich chain that has been…
In For the Long Haul
I’m writing from San Antonio, Texas, where Wendy and I are visiting our daughter Mary, our son-in-law…
Two Kingdom Theology in the Trump Era
From October 2017 until October 2018, Protestants around the world, especially Lutherans, are commemorating the five hundredth…
Alfie Evans and Our Moral Crossroads
Physicians have many ways of influencing medical decisions made by the parents of children in their care.…
#BillHybelsToo?
The multiple recent allegations of sexual impropriety lodged against megachurch pastor Bill Hybels are provoking heated discussion…
Baseball and Synod 2018
I trust it won’t cause heartburn among the editors of Commonweal if I confess to having cheered…
The HR-ification of the Public Square
Kevin Williamson’s firing from the Atlantic has become that most annoying of cultural metaphors: the Rorschach test.…
A Diagnosis of Moralosis
An odd thing happened in Ireland on Easter Sunday. A politician, a senator who had been chairperson of…
Check the Box and Take the Cash
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is well over halfway through its statutory four-year mandate, and the prime minister…
Roe v. Wade Derangement Syndrome
The defense of the indefensible often leads to a kind of derangement in otherwise rational people. That…
Rebuild Christchurch Basilica
In February 2011, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 185 people and damaging dozens of…
The Sex Education We Need
Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions About Life and Sexualityby nancy pearceybaker books, 336 pages, $22.99 Love…
Of Books and Baseball
I’m grateful to the editors of First Things for the invitation to take up this column, which…
Adoption and the Firing of Kevin Williamson
I have been following the controversy over the firing of Kevin Williamson from The Atlantic for his…
The Unspeakable Pleasure
Isabelle Robinson describes sitting in the school cafeteria in seventh grade, when a boy threw an apple…
