War On the Concrete

by John Waters

There was a time when those who sat at desks pushing paper around were in a symbiotic relationship with the concrete classes. Continue Reading »

20 Feb 2020

Democrats, Republicans, and Homeless Voters

by Pete Spiliakos

Neither Democrats nor Republicans understand the voters who switched from supporting Obama to supporting Trump. Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2017

A Hillarian Lesson for Church Leaders

by George Weigel

Hillary Clinton still doesn’t get that she was the reason she lost. Continue Reading »

17 May 2017

Hillary Clinton and Rich, White, Crooked Liberalism

by Pete Spiliakos

Maybe Clinton had trouble prioritizing working-class whites because of her status as a rich, liberal white person who gained her wealth from influence-peddling. Continue Reading »

27 Apr 2017

The John the Baptist of Post-Truth Politics

by Pete Spiliakos

More than any other politician, Clinton prepared the public for the devil’s bargain Trump would later make with his supporters. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2017

Voting in Fear and Trembling

by Russell E. Saltzman

My only goal was to select the candidate who would be most subject to the constraints of power under our constitutional system. Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2016

Making Sense of It

by Francis X. Maier

Maybe 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 »

10 Nov 2016

A Tale of Two Marxisms

by Carl R. Trueman

Marxism has triumphed in America. And while it isn’t the Marxism we expected, it is the one we deserve. Continue Reading »

8 Nov 2016

Read Their Lips

by John Johnson Jr.

There has been a lot of teeth-gnashing over the many extreme, and extremely silly, things being said on the campaign trail this year. Few observers of this carnival of bad behavior have bothered to probe very deeply how we got here, however, and why Trump supporters, in particular, have not been . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2016

Why Devout Muslims Are Not Comfortable Voting for a Woman

by Ayman S. Ibrahim

Do Muslim sacred texts leave room for a woman ruler? Continue Reading »

26 Oct 2016