American Politics
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Recompense For a Serious Mistake
I won’t venture into classical Roman literature, which is not my forte, but I will say with…
Francis Canavan: A Jesuit for the Confused and Distressed
Fun is Not Enough: The Complete Catholic Eye Columns by francis canavan, s.j., edited by dawn eden goldstein;…
Slapstick Tragedy
I, Tonya is a biopic/mockumentary about figure skater Tonya Harding (played by Margot Robbie)—United States champion in…
On Being Truly Dogmatic
I confess to being not well-versed in Chesterton. I did delve into some “Father Brown” in high…
The Discipline of Truth-Telling
Next week, President Trump is expected to announce his “MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE…
Donald Trump and the Evangelical “Crisis”
Recently, Ross Douthat raised some important questions about the future of evangelicalism in and after the Trump…
Joseph Fletcher’s Dark Dreams Becoming Our Reality
Joseph Fletcher (1905–1991) was one the most influential philosophers and bioethicists of the twentieth century. His advocacy…
Reciprocal Solidarity and Our National Project
Imagine you are an American in your twenties. You might have a bit of college, but you…
The Most Important Thinker We Don’t Know
The Age of Secularizationby augusto del noce, translated by carlo lancellottimqup, 301 pages, $34.95 This spring marks…
Wasted Time
You’d think that after New Year’s boozy kisses,Back-slapping, and effusions in confetti,The last hors-d’oeuvres and passes at…
Viva Cristo Rey!
In the 1920s, when the United States had a quasi-Stalinist regime on its southern border, “Viva Cristo…
Evangelical Identity in an Age of Trump
With new books rolling off the presses, evangelicals continue to take stock of the age of Trump.…
Saint Thomas and the Forbidden Birds
Beyond the window, morning sparrows made Their song as if the whole world’s goodness paid Its plenty…
In Secular Saeculorum
If all the oughts and nots given by GodAre excommunicated from debate,Except in terms of conscience which…
Redemption Camp
The revelation is said to have occurred on Willoughby Street in Ebute-Metta, a slum on the Lagos…
