American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Tragedy and Scandal of Cardinal Law
Why do good people do bad things? That perennial question arises anew with the death of Cardinal…
The Roy Moore Postmortem
When Doug Jones defeated Roy Moore, the pro-life cause took a bullet but dodged a grenade. There…
The Sexual Crisis is a Crisis of Character
That our country is in a sexual crisis is obvious from the large number of prominent men…
Toward Reality-Based Conservatism
Robert T. Miller thinks I’m off my rocker for imagining that our era is one of unprecedented…
The Possibility of a Catholic Social Order
Peter Kwasniewski, a professor at Wyoming Catholic College and a frequent commentator, has recently published A Reader…
Missing the Fight on Christmas Day
As my time as an undergraduate drew to a close, I felt an overwhelming need to experience…
No God but Santa
A few days ago, one of my undergraduate students asked me, “Why do so many people believe…
The Little Eschaton
Different kinds of Christians do Christmas in their different ways, and fights naturally break out among opposing…
Sex, Scandal, and Politics
Decades ago, liberal young people would say, “Let it all hang out.” The innately conservative Peter Berger…
Our Witness to Freedom
It’s been a good year, a very good one. Subscriptions are up. We’re closing in on 30,000…
Work Is a Four-Letter Word
The Animatorsby kayla rae whitakerrandom house, 284 pages, $27 It may be gauche to say that novels…
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…
