Reinhold Niebuhr

From Neocons to Nat Cons: The Shifting Editorial Positions at First Things

First Things is arguably the most important religious publication in America today, but under R.R. Reno it has sharply diverged from the views of its founder Richard John Neuhaus

Is There a Right to Immigrate? Review of “Migrant God: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice”

Christians are called to love all persons, but this does not justify evading border regulations.

The Technological Republic

What caused the recent sharp rightward shift of so many Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs? In their new book, Alex Karp and Nicholas Zaminska explain the new philosophies that inform the “tech right”

America’s Defeat 50 Years Ago

Democracy and America values today in the world seem again at low tide.

Where MLK met Gandhi and Reinhold Niebuhr

Although MLK and Gandhi had much to disagree about with famed Christian realist Reinhold Niebuhr, their similarities are in some ways more pronounced than their differences

Of Such the World Was Not Worthy

Amid great evils, there are always the brave and the true who will resist no matter the cost.   

Christian Realism and Reemergence of Islamic Extremist Terrorism

While the West is distracted by China and Russia, Islamic terrorism continues to metastasize around the world

Reinhold Niebuhr, T. S. Eliot, and The Year of Our Lord 1943

Alan Jacobs’ 2018 book “The Year of Our Lord 1943” presents a caricature of Reinhold Niebuhr

Christian Realism, Islamic Realism 

Is there a version of Islam recognizable to most Muslims that ethically bears resemblance to the principles of Christian Realism?