Politics Archives

Understanding and Responding to Our Transgender Moment

By Dr. Ryan Anderson

Download PDF America is in the midst of what has been called a “transgender moment.”1 In the space of a year, transgender issues went from something that most Americans had never heard of to a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights. Can a boy truly be “trapped” in...

Is Catholic Ireland Dead?

By Dr. Timothy O'Donnell

Download PDF Sadly, since this tragic vote was taken, the Irish government is now proposing draconian legislation, which not only will allow access to abortion throughout the land, but will also seek to force Catholic hospitals, physicians, nurses, and midwives to...

A Pilgrim on the Road of Life

By Associate Justice Clarence Thomas

Download PDF 2018 Commencement Address at Christendom College It is an honor to be with these students. What a wonderful group. I looked around and I saw these statues and icons, the pictures of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, and I realized I was in a...

Illegal Immigration: A Legal and Moral Analysis

By Rev. Stephen F. McGraw
& Rev. Donald J. Planty, Jr.

Download PDF Although immigration policy often seems one of the most divisive issues in American politics, a new consensus may be emerging. American voters now overwhelmingly support granting legal status to illegal immigrants. A September 2017 Fox News poll showed...

Saudi Arabia, Salafism, and U.S. Foreign Policy

By Gabriel Said Reynolds

Download PDF When the April 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and a group of nations including the United States was concluded, the Obama administration scrambled to assure Saudi Arabia (Iran’s rival in the Middle East) of American friendship. Secretary of State John...

Clinton, Trump, and the Politics of the English Language

By Ben Reinhard

Download PDF Worrying about words may well seem like a frivolous luxury at this stage in the history of the Republic. We have, after all, recently witnessed the end of the most divisive election season in recent memory, waged between two of the most polarizing...