Paul Baumann

The uncompromising idealism of student protesters is rooted in social and economic isolation and detachment.

Should Democrats define themselves through an appeal to "freedom"?

"I suspect Vance is on to something in assuming that many Americans will welcome a politician who is willing to unabashedly defend and even privilege families and child-rearing."

It is far from clear that most Americans understand the dangers of political nihilism in 2024, or even care to understand it.

Liberal Catholicism, which Ross Douthat tends to present as a monolith, comes in various shapes and sizes.

"Like many others, I remember exactly where I was when the verdict came down in 1995. I was in Commonweal’s offices on Dutch Street in lower Manhattan."