American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Letters
Evangelism While I appreciated Robert Barron’s 2017 Erasmus Lecture, “Evangelizing the Nones” (January), the bishop overestimates the…
Political Supersessionism
Last spring I attended a conference at the newly established St. Olaf Institute for Freedom and Community,…
The Call to Gift
This text is adapted from the funeral homily for Don J. Briel, professor at the University of…
My Protestant Oscar Predictions
I make a point of never watching the Oscars. If I want to waste four hours of…
Bullets for Babies
Fill in the blank: No new law will ever stop a determined person from getting a(n) _______.…
Canada’s Pro-Abortion Politics
In December 2017, Canada’s Liberal Party government, headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, barred organizations that oppose…
Bros Against Humanity
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valleyby emily changportfolio, 320 pages, $28 Near the end…
When I Met Christ
They had taken my watch, so I don’t know what time it was when I began to…
Brexit and Enlightenment Man
Scene: the carriage of a London underground train. It is past midnight. The pubs have closed, the parties…
Not Their Finest Hour
Why are we still obsessed with 1940? Anyone who experienced World War II as an adult is…
Why the 2018 “Gerber Baby” Choice is So Important
Each year, Gerber, the baby food manufacturer, holds a “cute baby” photo contest, the winner of which…
The Impossibility of “Alt-Right Christianity”
I am not anti-Christian. I’m a Lutheran,” says Hunter Wallace, an alt-right blogger cited in Matthew Rose’s…
How We Normalized Trump
Books could be (and have been) written on the theme of Donald Trump as immoral and demagogic.…
The Burdensome Myth of Romantic Love
A collection of Einstein’s letters auctioned off in 1996 contains a list of marital expectations for his…
Lenten Fasting Biohacks
Would you like your repentance to yield some return on investment this Lent? Perhaps in the form…