American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Bluegrass Preaching
A few years ago, I wrote a piece for First Things titled “The Dominican Option”—a response to…
The Heart of the Psalms
Over the course of ten days in early November, New Yorkers had the opportunity to attend Lincoln…
The Communist Mystique
Eric Hobsbawm, the distinguished historian and former member of the British Communist Party, was once asked: “Would…
Not Rights, But Power
Jack Phillips claims to be an artist—and he is. Photos of the beautiful hand-decorated cakes he has…
Self-Sacrificial Love in the Bioethics-Sphere
Kiss today goodbye And point me toward tomorrow. We did what we had to do. Won’t forget, can’t regret What…
Jerusalem, Above Our Chiefest Joy
Jerusalem was last a recognized capital city exactly 830 years ago, when in 1187 the Crusader Kingdom…
Betsy DeVos and the Bishops
Recently, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made significant changes to the way universities are to handle complaints of…
The War on Poverty
We know that love is not a feeling. Many will tell you love is an act of…
Liberalism and the Wrath of the Privileged Whites
Each of our parties is acting crazy, thanks to its own elites. The Republicans are acting crazy…
Why the Humanities Must Remain Human (Or Die)
Recently, MoMA’s first poet laureate, Kenneth Goldsmith, received national attention for teaching a course at the University…
Our Claim on God’s Mercy
This text was originally delivered as a homily on the first Sunday of Advent. Blessed John Henry…
C. S. Lewis’s Love Story
In an era when romance is dead and divorce is considered a natural part of life, Shadowlands,…
Paying With Wearables
Do you dream of a world where you can pay for your morning coffee with just a…
Cult of the Cutting-Edge
Should art aspire to be “absolutely cutting-edge”? What exactly does that phrase mean? In The Square, a…
Can Moral Monsters Make Good Movies?
On March 10, 1977, Roman Polanski, director of Chinatown and Rosemary’s Baby, drove 13-year-old Samantha Jane Gailey…
