Trump, Biden, and Religion in American Politics
by Carl R. TruemanIn future, could American politicians please keep religion out of their platforms and propaganda? Continue Reading »
Calling the Bluff on Princeton
by Mark BauerleinNow that the Department of Education has followed through on the admission of racist guilt at one campus, we should expect to see similar confessions on the part of college presidents halt immediately. Continue Reading »
An Angry Nation
by R. R. RenoI traveled through the middle of America for nearly two weeks, and almost everyone I spoke with expressed frustration, anxiety, disquiet, despair. Continue Reading »
American Scream
by Wells KingIn June 2015, Donald Trump rode down a golden escalator and declared, “The American Dream is dead.” Now, nearly five years on, Michael Strain has responded with The American Dream Is Not Dead (But Populism Could Kill It). Touché. Strain, the director of economic policy studies at the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Clerisy of the Concrete-and-Glass Box Freaks Out
by George WeigelOutrage erupted over a leaked memo suggesting that President Trump would issue an Executive Order creating a preference that federal buildings be designed in a classical style. Continue Reading »
Against Architectural Relativism
by Catesby Leigh“Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” Trump’s draft executive order, mandates a reorientation of Uncle Sam’s architectural patronage along traditional—and above all, classical—lines. Continue Reading »
Make Government Buildings Great Again
by R. R. RenoAn executive order on President Trump’s desk promises to put an end to the reign of mediocrity in federal architecture. Continue Reading »
A Gay Couple in the White House
by Matthew SchmitzPete Buttigieg can claim one real achievement: solidifying a consensus among educated Americans that it is wrong to oppose a candidate because he or she is married to someone of the same sex. Continue Reading »
Defining “Evangelical”
by Samuel D. JamesA review of Thomas S. Kidd’s Who Is an Evangelical?: The History of a Movement in Crisis. Continue Reading »
Chesterton and Trump
by Mark BauerleinIn this episode, Dale Ahlquist joins Mark to discuss G. K. Chesterton’s life and legacy—and what he would have made of today’s populist movements. Continue Reading »
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