Article The Imperial Judiciary The Supreme Court's decisions this summer reveal an aggressive agenda that will harm Americans' quality of life. By Cathleen Kaveny August 28, 2024 Supreme Court Domestic Affairs
Article New Faces, Old Faces, ‘Lethal’ Force At their national convention in Chicago, Democrats adopted the more explicitly “patriotic” posture of an earlier era. By Lucia Preziosi August 27, 2024 Politics Kamala Harris
Article The Case that Never Ends Will the Guantánamo cases ever be resolved? By Miles Doyle August 27, 2024 Politics Domestic Affairs
Article The Despotism of Money Two excellent new books defend the liberal project with wisdom and clarity. So why do they yield such little hope? By George Scialabba August 26, 2024 Politics Culture Books Economy
Article Commonweal Contributors and Board Members Cathleen Kaveny and John T. McGreevy Discuss Their Work on 'Christian Scholar's Review' Podcast The podcast invites scholars from around the country to explore the relationship between their faith and their roles as academics. By The Editors August 24, 2024 News
Article The Venezuelan Elections Things have gone from bad to worse in Venezuela after the recent presidential election. By Griffin Oleynick August 23, 2024 Latin America International Politics
Article Cracking Down on Tech Monopolies This month, a federal judge determined that Google is a monopolist. It's the biggest antitrust ruling in over two decades. By Regina Munch August 23, 2024 Domestic Affairs Culture Technology Politics
Article Poem | Thirty-Third Anniversary "By sunlight I see your face— / its pale autumnal grace, / its burden of thirty-three years." By Tom Hansen August 21, 2024 Poetry
Article Poem | Worms "I read, lyrics about loss, loss, all for nought, / despair, ruin from the air—" By Elizabeth Poreba August 21, 2024 Poetry
Article Two Poems by Richard Schiffman "At that heady altitude where cobalt blue / blushes to blue-black and the earth / curves away from itself" By Richard Schiffman August 21, 2024 Poetry
Article Books in Brief What we're reading: how to think of AI, a biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and an explanation of what went wrong with the trend of microfinance. By The Editors August 21, 2024 Books in Brief Nonfiction
Article Getting the Question Right 'The Novelist' insists that the question must be: “How can I live a meaningful life?” and not, “Is life really meaningful?” By Santiago Ramos August 21, 2024 Arts Books Fiction
Article Letters | Antisemitism in Australia? Readers debate Viva Hammer's recent article on antisemitism in Australia. By The Editors August 21, 2024 Letters
Article Harris & Gaza "No more standing ovations for war criminals. No more empty warnings behind closed doors. And no more weapons for the collective punishment of an entire people." By The Editors August 20, 2024 Middle East Politics Kamala Harris Joe Biden Editorial
Article ‘I Belonged to the Lord’ Spencer Reece's latest collection of poems combines moments of real theological profundity with moments of inanity. By Will Brewbaker August 20, 2024 Poetry Religion Theology Books