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Due to recent circumstances, including a health issue requiring my immediate attention (what I think of as a major wake-up call!), and events — items just come my way, learning materials just encountered which I’m still processing — I’ve decided to take a short hiatus from article writing. Another w

Presume the economic case for free markets is true: that capitalism makes us freer and richer, creates better jobs and greater opportunities, and helps us…

What both the left and the right don't understand

In a world often captivated by the exploits of larger-than-life figures, continued outrage and frenzied headlines, it’s easy to overlook the peaceful power of everyday people who form the fabric of our community. It’s the ordinary actions of ordinary individuals that create the strong social fabric that we rely on, especially in challenging times. Similarly, Patrick Deneen of Notre Dame reminds us that community is “not merely a collection of individuals pursuing personal ...

Do you want to see the character of the American people? Don’t look to Washington, D.C., or Hollywood. Look to our neighbors, church members, co-workers and teammates

Patrick Deneen’s latest book is a highbrow version of reactionary insurrectionism. Will it become a political roadmap for an increasingly anti-liberal GOP?

The Republican coalition has grown more working class in recent years, but its agenda has remained staunchly anti-labor. American Compass, a heterodox conservative think tank, is trying to change that.

The student newspaper of Notre Dame, and Saint Marys, and Holy Cross

Government on the basis of tradition and biblical morality is no longer possible in modern times, Michael Anton argues; our choices are either a rational morality independent of man's will, or nihilism.

Liberalism is under siege. It is not just a problem for America’s Democratic Party, which once again may face either losing an election to Donald Trump or claiming victory with a bare majority. Around the world, the entire outlook of political liberalism — with its commitments to limited government, personal freedom and the rule of law — is widely seen to be in trouble.