Books, Baseball, and Cool Papa Bell
by John WilsonSome thoughts on a recent biography of baseball legend Cool Papa Bell.
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Race and Reconciliation
by Carl R. TruemanRace and Covenant offers a discussion of race in America that acknowledges the very real scars of slavery and the ongoing problem of race along with proposals that seek a constructive way forward. Continue Reading »
Democrats Win In Wealthy Suburbs
by Darel E. PaulAmerica’s rich have turned to the Democrats and they aren’t turning back. Continue Reading »
Christianity and the Future of American Conservatism
by Mark MovsesianIf Republicans are to become a multiethnic, middle-class movement, a popular, ecumenical Christianity of the sort I observed at the Museum of the Bible will likely have an important place in it. Continue Reading »
O'Connor and Race
by Jessica Hooten WilsonRadical Ambivalence: Race in Flannery O’Connor by angela alaimo o’donnell fordham, 192 pages, $30 In 1974, ten years after Flannery O’Connor died, Alice Walker visited O’Connor’s farm in Georgia. It was located minutes from the sharecropper shack where Walker had once lived. Walker had . . . . Continue Reading »
The Future Is Mixed
by Darel E. PaulAt last count, 22 percent of Canadian residents and nearly 30 percent of Australian residents are immigrants. In just the last twenty years, the relative size of the foreign-born population in the United Kingdom has doubled. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that sometime before 2030, the United . . . . Continue Reading »
Living Down Bombingham
by Peter J. LeithartBirmingham has been known as the “City of Perpetual Promise,” but the promise is only perpetual because the city never quite lives up to it. Continue Reading »
The Anti-Christian Alt-Right
by Matthew RoseAs you may know, many young conservatives have left Christianity,” the message begins. “Although I was raised Catholic, I too am leaving Catholicism, as I believe it is no longer a healthy religion.” The young man’s name is Dan, and he explains why he is apostatizing. “The Church has . . . . Continue Reading »
The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism
by R. R. RenoThe recent passing of Michael Novak prompted me to take up his masterpiece once again. I first read The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism in the 1980s. At the time, I had no illusions about socialism. It was obviously a failure, economically, politically, and morally. But like so many of my . . . . Continue Reading »
Hillary Clinton and Rich, White, Crooked Liberalism
by Pete SpiliakosMaybe 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 »
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