Politics

A Better Christian Nationalism

Evangelical leaders are distancing themselves from the nationalist rhetoric that was near the heart of the older religious right. Continue Reading »

29 Jun 2018

Italy Challenges the
Postwar Order

by Alessandra Bocchi

Italy’s new government represents the most radical challenge yet to the order that has dominated Europe since World War II. Continue Reading »

2 Jun 2018

The New Divide in American Politics

by Mark Movsesian

Americans have never had European-style religious and non-religious parties, but that may be changing. Continue Reading »

23 May 2018

Godly Politics

by Curt Biren

Why, in the sixteenth century, did Europeans begin to question the rationale for monarchies? Continue Reading »

15 May 2018

Catholics, Evangelical Christians, and pro-family organizations have a common adversary, one that is virulent and relentless. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a powerful progressive advocacy group that says its primary mission is to fight hatred, teach tolerance, and seek justice. Despite . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2018

Economics as Ideology

by Richard Spady

Economics can serve as an ideology. But it can be something other than an ideology. It can be a social science, for instance, most immediately concerning things about money, and extending to the calculus of social and cultural exchanges where notions of benefit and utility operate. Economics is . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2018

Italy’s Rebellion

by Alessandra Bocchi

Identity, tradition, and religion have new prominence in Italy after the recent election. Continue Reading »

22 Mar 2018

Jokers and “Xenophobes”

by John Waters

Italy's fastest-growing political movement, Lega, may end up leading the country’s next government. Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2018

Goodbye, Heraclitus

by R. R. Reno

The political winds are shifting, and our elites are increasingly dismayed and disoriented. Voters throughout the West are rejecting establishment parties, often in spite of dire warnings by the mainstream media and the leadership class. The European Union, supposedly a template for a more . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2018

Illiberal Democracy

by Kyle Harper

Demopolis: Democracy Before Liberalism in Theory and Practiceby josiah obercambridge, 222 pages, $24.90 Liberal democracy is a modern synthesis. Liberalism—a respect for human or natural rights; limits on the scope and power of public authority; state neutrality on fundamental questions of, . . . . Continue Reading »