Post-Communism and Its Discontents

by Tomas Halik

During the occupation strike at Charles University in Prague, the students initiated a cycle of lectures under the rubric of “what they did not teach us at . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 1996

The Disputed Legacy of Reinhold Niebuhr

by Matthew Berke

Besides being the quincentenary of Columbus’ voyage, 1992 has also been the centenary of the birth of the American churchman Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971). From the 1930s through the 1950s, Niebuhr was regarded by many as a kind of prophet, a public theologian who could explain modern discontents . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1992

The Churches & War in the Gulf

by George Weigel

About the public debate preceding Operation Desert Storm, two things may be said with some confidence. First, there has rarely been such a sustained (and in many respects impressive) public grappling with the moral criteria and political logic of the just war tradition. Administration officials, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 1991

Learning from the Cold War

by The Editors

It has become commonplace in the last year or so to refer to “the end of the Cold War” and the “collapse of Communism.” Sometimes it is even noted—by people concerned more with accuracy than etiquette—that America and the West won the Cold War. But the end of the Cold War, our . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1990

Editorial: Post-Cold War Newspeak

by The Editors

A terrible linguistic confusion has set in following the Revolution of 1989, and we will likely just have to bear with it for a while. That doesn’t mean it should not be challenged, but a calm and clear approach to the problem is in order. The problem, briefly stated, is that the collapse of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 1990

The Bad Old Days

by Paul Hollander

Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts about the Sixtiesby peter collier and david horowitzsummit books, 352 pages, $19.95 The retroactive glorification of the 1960s has been gathering momentum over the last decade. It reflects and in turn re-enforces what has become the conventional wisdom of a . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 1990