Donald Trump and the Great Projection
by Pete SpiliakosFor many liberal activists, fear of Trump is fear that what they would have done with power now will be done unto them. Continue Reading »
Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose
by Carl R. TruemanBroken election promises, a theodicy question, and a reflection on Christian ministry under Trump. Continue Reading »
Silver Linings for Never Trumpers
by Michael NovakWhatever the inward intentions of President-elect Trump, one of the consequences of his shocking victory is the possibility of a reprieve from the death sentence otherwise awaiting millions more unborn persons. Continue Reading »
Making Sense of It
by Francis X. MaierMaybe the only satisfying thing about the November 8 election of Donald Trump as president was the shock on the part of America’s pollsters, media, and leadership class, as the inconceivable actually happened.
Why did it happen? Continue Reading »
Trump, Evangelicals, Religion, and the 2016 Exit Polls
by Darren GuerraOne major theme of this election year has been the role of evangelical voters in Donald Trump’s electoral success. To be sure, there has been much division among evangelical leaders and the evangelical rank-and-file over whether or not to support Trump. Given the controversy, it is worth exploring . . . . Continue Reading »
A Tale of Two Marxisms
by Carl R. TruemanMarxism has triumphed in America. And while it isn’t the Marxism we expected, it is the one we deserve. Continue Reading »
Election 2016
by R. R. RenoIt’s a full-throated endorsement of Donald Trump’s candidacy. Written with pungency, “The Flight 93 Election” was published on the Claremont Review of Books website under the name Publius Decius Mus, a fourth-century b.c. Roman consul whose heroic self-sacrifice in battle saved the day for . . . . Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousDeplorableIn his August/September column, “Bigot-Baiting,” R. R. Reno charges that the Democratic Party is largely a hodgepodge of various groups, tenuously allied, and that the precarious nature of these alliances requires a well-maintained persecution complex, lest those alliances dissolve. In . . . . Continue Reading »
Where I Was Wrong Part II: Iraq
by Pete SpiliakosPerhaps no error looms larger in contemporary American politics than Iraq. Continue Reading »
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