Homelessness, Party-Style
by George WeigelCatholics aren’t wrong to feel that the Democrats and the Republicans have left them. Continue Reading »
Rotting-Flesh Reaganism
by R. R. RenoTed Cruz failed to endorse Donald Trump for president. Snore. It’s a sign of how out-of-touch our political class has become that they speak of Cruz as a possible presidential candidate. In him, see the rotting flesh of Reaganism, a noble political project that no longer speaks to our time. Continue Reading »
The Virgin and The Donald
by Matthew MillinerAt Donald Trump's old church, Mary and the fugitive Holy Family are there—just tucked in the corner, safely out of sight. Continue Reading »
Denunciation Overload
by R. R. RenoGiven the fact that the regular opinion writers for our nation's establishment liberal paper so often indulge in denunciation, I find it more than a little odd that everyone is hysterical about Donald Trump's intemperate rhetoric. Continue Reading »
Introducing the First Things Podcast
by The EditorsEpisode 1 takes you inside our August-September issue, and sorts through news and punditry. Trump's faith, “bigot-baiting” in Bakersfield, and the dehumanizing policies of Amnesty International are all on the agenda. Continue Reading »
Trump Needs To Reach Out to Pro-Lifers
by Michael J. NewDispatches from the National Right to Life Committee's annual convention. Continue Reading »
The Irrelevance of Hillary’s Peccadilloes
by R. R. RenoIn other circumstances, the bad odor of the Clintons would be off-putting. But our leadership class has just received a shock: They have become aware that their consensus isn’t as widely shared as they imagined. Continue Reading »
We Have A Country
by Pete SpiliakosIt was never about small government. That is the bitter lesson many conservatives have learned, as they have seen Republican-leaning voters opt for a candidate who promises mass deportations and protectionism. That’s the bad news. The good news is that, when conservatives were winning, they were . . . . Continue Reading »
Trump's Identity Politics
by R. R. RenoMany have described Donald Trump as a bully. His verbal assaults on Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel certainly fit that description. Curiel is overseeing a law suit against the now-defunct Trump University. Things aren't going Trump's way, it seems. And so, instead of calling the judge “stupid” or . . . . Continue Reading »
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