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Mr. Biden and the Matter of Scandal

Charles J. Chaput Thomas Weinandy O.F.M. Cap.

Readers may recall that during the 2004 presidential campaign, Sen. John Kerry led the Democratic ticket. As…

The Fury of the Fatherless

Mary Eberstadt

The Trump administration’s recent designation of several American cities as “anarchic jurisdictions” may turn out to have…

Transgenderism’s Romantic Roots

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Carl Trueman joins contributing…

Holocaust Analogies and Twenty-First-Century Victimhood

Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Food Network chef Alton Brown recently starred in his own Holocaust-related Twitter controversy. After angering some fans…

What Christians Can Expect From Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Kenneth Craycraft

The administration of presumptive President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is certain to implement policies…

Antidotes to Postmodern Lunacy

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Gad Saad joins the podcast…

Totalitarian Democracy

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Roger Kimball joins the podcast…

American Catholics and the Cold War

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. D. G. Hart discusses his…

France’s Islamist Problem Is Everyone’s Problem

Samuel Gregg

Allāhu akbar!” These were among the last words heard by the three Catholics killed by a knife-wielding…

Religion and the Presidency

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Kenneth L. Woodward argues that…

The Expert Bubble Begins to Burst

John William O'Sullivan

As Lao Tzu wrote, the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long. Humans and…

Socialism Doesn’t Work

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Charles Mizrahi…

Trump, Biden, and Religion in American Politics

Carl R. Trueman

The old adage that England and America are two nations divided by a common language contains much…

The Sixties Never Ended

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Fred…

Joe Biden, Pre-Conciliar Catholic?

George Weigel

The image of the pre-conciliar Catholic Church in the United States as catechetically effective and politically potent…