The New Anti-Catholicism
by Kevin C. WalshRecent attacks on Catholic judicial nominees represent a new, selective form of anti-Catholicism. Continue Reading »
A Dismal Tradition
by Philip HamburgerThe recent senatorial attacks on judicial nominees due to their Catholicism are part of a longstanding tradition. Continue Reading »
Undoing the Demos
by Darel E. PaulGlobalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism by quinn slobodian harvard, 400 pages, $35 On April 15, 1994, in Marrakesh, Morocco, representatives of 124 countries signed an agreement effecting the greatest legal and institutional reform of the world economy in history. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Conservative Democracy
by Yoram HazonyThe present moment is one of growing discomfort, both in America and in Europe, with the regnant liberal political theory often described as liberal democracy. It is frequently said that the only genuine alternatives to liberal democracy are Marxism and Fascism, but I don’t believe this is . . . . Continue Reading »
The Death of Clear Thinking
by Carl R. TruemanA recent New York Times article is worrying, though perhaps not so much for the content as for what it reveals about this present age. Continue Reading »
Why 42 Had to be Impeached Twenty Years Ago
by George WeigelThe impeachment of Bill Clinton was a matter of defending the rule of law. Continue Reading »
The Dishonesty of
George H. W. Bush
by R. R. Reno
Political honesty means telling the voters who you are and what you promise to do—and then governing as that person and in accord with those promises. Continue Reading »
After Kavanaugh?
by R. R. RenoIn the aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, the New York Times published an opinion essay that was strangely crude and sophisticated at the same time: “White Women, Come Get Your People.” On the surface it runs on raw invective. The author, Alexis . . . . Continue Reading »
U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
by Michael DoranThe Virtue of Nationalism by yoram hazony basic books, 304 pages, $18.99 In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, a surge of patriotism ran through me. I was, however, a junior professor teaching at Princeton University. National pride struck most of my colleagues as a crude emotion. With a healthy . . . . Continue Reading »
Sasse’s Case for Anti-Tribes
by Timothy LangSasse’s description of America's many ills is accurate, but his overall argument about the state of our politics is too broad. Continue Reading »
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