American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Anselm Kiefer’s Beautiful Apocalypticism
Anselm Kiefer: A Monograph by dominique baqué thames & hudson, 300 pages, $70 In 2009 I visited…
The Persistence of Print
Just a few years ago, if you asked an editor at a large publishing house about the…
Awaiting Our Comeuppance
Sometimes, older works of literature provide a good starting point for reflections that strike at the root…
Chesterton the Activist
James O’Keefe’s video exposés of ACORN, NPR, and CNN are well known, and his 2016 investigations into…
Works of Mercy
There is a quiet rethinking of Reformed theology by some African-Americans who had previously embraced it. I…
Who Should Teach Your Kids—Harvey or Hildebrand?
As the Harvey Weinstein scandal rumbles on, it is clear that no amount of money donated to…
Angelic Monster
There are many angles from which to view Léon Bloy (1846–1917), but only a very few that…
The Still-Acceptable Prejudice
On October 5, Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett barely—just barely—won the approval of the Senate…
The Limits of Irony
In my years of adolescent angst, I listened to a lot of songs that were emotionally intense,…
Being Alive is the First Requirement for Moral Value
With the release of Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to the 1982 classic, philosophers and bioethicists…
How Vulgarity Normalizes Predators
Harvey Weinstein preyed on women for decades, and used his power to limit their ability to escape…
Our Ancient Debt to Alcuin
If your intentions are carried out, it may be that a new Athens will arise in France…
The Insanity of the Regular Republican
The best politicians on the right have wasted the years since Mitt Romney’s 2012 defeat. They have…
A Tale of Two Christendoms
In May, a group of pro-democracy thinkers and activists issued “The Prague Appeal for Democratic Renewal.” It…
A Sure Sign of Old Age
For my father’s generation, the key sign of advancing years was the fact that the policemen started…
