American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Evangelical Identity and Its Crises
There continues to be sober reflection on what the Trumpian moment means for the future of evangelicalism,…
What’s Changed Since Humanae Vitae?
Throughout this academic year, Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University is hosting a series of lectures, billed as the…
The Battle Over the Museum of the Bible
One thing you’ve got to say about the brand-new Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C: It’s…
Apple Sabotages Itself
Perhaps these laws we are trying to unravel do not exist at all. There is a small…
An AI Thanksgiving Proclamation
We live in metaphysically desolate times. An increasing number of us—particularly among the millennial generation—now reject Christianity…
The (Minority) Party of the Bosses
Both of our parties are acting crazy. The Republicans insist on economic policies that are not favored…
Steinem vs. Friedan
The Fight is over, for now. I hope it will continue, however, in a bigger stadium. Which…
A Museum for Which to Be Thankful
On September 29, 1952, the publication of the complete Revised Standard Version of the Bible was celebrated…
Scam Artists and Sex Education
One of the oddest aspects of the sexual revolution is its tendency to present the problem as…
Consent and Louis C. K.
Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Roy Moore, Louis C.K., Al Franken, and plenty of men who aren’t famous…
The Roy Moore Train Wreck
Back when he was the favorite to be the next senator from Alabama, Roy Moore liked to…
Evangelicals and Orthodox Together
Earlier this month, I moderated a panel at Fordham University’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center on the nascent…
Russian Alchemy
Ours is an ideological age. War, revolution, and terrorism are lit by ideas. Majorities regulate speech and…
The Promise and Limits of Covenant Polity
Liberal order is under siege. Populist and nationalist movements in the U.S. and across Europe challenge the…
The Academic Advantages of the Bible
For years, Christians have asserted that the removal of the study of the Bible from public school…
