For Christians, the new politics is full of temptations
September 4, 2020
Social conservatives face a hard choice. Though often understood in terms of whether to support or oppose Donald Trump, the choice predates and will...
Matthew Schmitz
The myth of Biden the moderate
August 6, 2020
In the eyes of some, Joe Biden is a strong moderate who in beating Bernie Sanders showed that he can rein in the Democratic...
We can honour our forebears in spite of their flaws
August 6, 2020
Last month, Loyola University in Maryland removed the name of the novelist Flannery O’Connor from a residence hall. The administration of the Jesuit university...
As the ‘Great Awokening’ flourishes, we need to preach the Gospel instead
July 10, 2020
Across the West, a new religious movement is unfolding. This “Great Awokening” professes high ideals in terms that are dangerous to dispute. Anyone who...
Another TV show returns to the mythical world of 1930s LA
July 10, 2020
Perry Mason HBO/Sky Atlantic Like most shows produced by HBO, Perry Mason wants to be taken seriously as prestige drama, not mere TV. So...
Christianity’s answer to racism
June 12, 2020
On the third day of looting, my train into New York arrives five hours late. We pull into a deserted Penn Station a few...
A Hollywood tragedy of original sin
May 26, 2020
Since Chinatown was released in 1974, admiration of the film has steadily grown. Prompted by a newly published book, Sam Wasson’s The Big Goodbye,...
Pugin or Newman? The debate over tradition that still divides Catholics
April 16, 2020
The architect, as Newman saw, was too attached to the past. But he understood the needs of his time
Expertise and the elite
April 2, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads, advice from public authorities continues to change. But one admonition remains constant. No matter what, we are told to “trust...
How centrists, socialists and populists are seeing the pandemic
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus has caught America off-guard. One can see it not only in the belated reactions of public officials, but in the confused responses of...
Joe Biden, white privilege and the paradox of wokeness
March 5, 2020
In the course of the Democratic primary, almost every candidate has been accused of racism: Elizabeth Warren for claiming to be Native American, Michael...
Orbán and the trouble with ‘Christian identity’
February 20, 2020
Since February 1, couples in Hungary have been able to undergo in vitro fertilisation free of charge. Viktor Orbán’s government has brought six formerly...
For Christians, the new politics is full of temptations
September 4, 2020
Social conservatives face a hard choice. Though often understood in terms of whether to support or oppose Donald Trump, the choice predates and will...
The myth of Biden the moderate
August 6, 2020
In the eyes of some, Joe Biden is a strong moderate who in beating Bernie Sanders showed that he can rein in the Democratic...
We can honour our forebears in spite of their flaws
August 6, 2020
Last month, Loyola University in Maryland removed the name of the novelist Flannery O’Connor from a residence hall. The administration of the Jesuit university...
As the ‘Great Awokening’ flourishes, we need to preach the Gospel instead
July 10, 2020
Across the West, a new religious movement is unfolding. This “Great Awokening” professes high ideals in terms that are dangerous to dispute. Anyone who...
Another TV show returns to the mythical world of 1930s LA
July 10, 2020
Perry Mason HBO/Sky Atlantic Like most shows produced by HBO, Perry Mason wants to be taken seriously as prestige drama, not mere TV. So...
Christianity’s answer to racism
June 12, 2020
On the third day of looting, my train into New York arrives five hours late. We pull into a deserted Penn Station a few...
A Hollywood tragedy of original sin
May 26, 2020
Since Chinatown was released in 1974, admiration of the film has steadily grown. Prompted by a newly published book, Sam Wasson’s The Big Goodbye,...
Pugin or Newman? The debate over tradition that still divides Catholics
April 16, 2020
The architect, as Newman saw, was too attached to the past. But he understood the needs of his time
Expertise and the elite
April 2, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads, advice from public authorities continues to change. But one admonition remains constant. No matter what, we are told to “trust...
How centrists, socialists and populists are seeing the pandemic
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus has caught America off-guard. One can see it not only in the belated reactions of public officials, but in the confused responses of...
Joe Biden, white privilege and the paradox of wokeness
March 5, 2020
In the course of the Democratic primary, almost every candidate has been accused of racism: Elizabeth Warren for claiming to be Native American, Michael...
Orbán and the trouble with ‘Christian identity’
February 20, 2020
Since February 1, couples in Hungary have been able to undergo in vitro fertilisation free of charge. Viktor Orbán’s government has brought six formerly...
