The 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 »
In his famous speech (in Acts 17) to “men of Athens” at the Areopagus, St. Paul speaks of the providential ordering of God as including different nations, each having its particular boundaries. God “made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having . . . . Continue Reading »
Poland’s government, along with much of Polish society, is in fact pro-immigration. Continue Reading »
Archbishop José Gomez delivered the commencement address at the Catholic University of America on May 12. Continue Reading »
Does Senator Tom Cotton have the discipline to face the elite left’s raging tantrums, and the wisdom to help craft a populist agenda worthy of our country? Continue Reading »
Our public figures—like Mitt Romney—often turn out to be enslaved to the ideas of bloggers and social media mavens. Continue Reading »
Borders are a substitute used by less fortunate lands for the sea and the mountains behind which happier countries shelter. No great civilization has grown and endured except behind the shield of ocean, mountain, or desert. How different Poland’s history would be if it had a few dozen miles of . . . . Continue Reading »
Arizona Senator Jeff Flake thinks he is fighting to protect conservative principle from Donald Trump, but the truth is that he is Trump’s justification and helpless prey. Continue Reading »
How can we reform our institutions to make them better for America's low-skilled workers? Continue Reading »
♦ Michael Novak died in February. He was a pillar of First Things for more than two decades. Like our founder, Richard John Neuhaus, Michael had been an ardent proponent of a number of progressive causes. Some of his early books about post–Vatican II Catholicism can make you blush. But in the . . . . Continue Reading »
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