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Strangers in Their Land
Nathaniel Rich reviews Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Strangers in Their Own Land in the NYRB. Hochschild, a Berkeley…
Infancitide in History
In a TLS review of James Sharpe’s history of violence in England (A Fiery & Furious People),…
Making Sense of It
Maybe the only satisfying thing about the November 8 election of Donald Trump as president was the…
Where I Was Wrong Part III: Taxes, Work, and Family
I spent the 1990s and the first half of the previous decade thinking way too much about…
America Being America
International observers have looked with dismay on the 2016 Presidential election, often for good reason. But David…
Forgetful Reading
When teaching hermeneutics, I’ve limited myself to giving students two rules: “Pay attention!” and “Remember!” The exclamation…
Trump, Evangelicals, Religion, and the 2016 Exit Polls
One major theme of this election year has been the role of evangelical voters in Donald Trump’s…
Men of Measure
The account of David’s reign in 1 Chronicles alternates between house-building and war, house-building and international recognition…
A Tale of Two Marxisms
Last Friday I had the pleasure of hearing Carlo Lancelotti and Michael Hanby give presentations at a…
Lasch, Populism, and Conservatism
The recent issue of Modern Age contains a commemorative essay by Susan McWilliams marking the twenty-fifth anniversary…
The Ways of Figuration
In his Apocalypse Commentary, Nicholas of Lyra pauses from his comments on Revelation 11:11 to describe the…
Building a Human House
David is the hyperactive organizer of the effort to bring the ark into Jerusalem. After the first…
Election Day Prayer
O God of earth and altar, bow down and hear our cry, our earthly rulers falter, our…
The Critic’s Calling
Critics, Monsters, Fanatics, and Other Literary Essays by cynthia ozick houghton mifflin harcourt, 224 pages, $25 At…
The Blue Angel Syndrome
Many years ago, flipping through the channels, I came across an old black-and-white film, made in German…
