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Political FiguresJune 12, 2013
JFK’s Presidential Courage—June 10, 1963
Fifty years ago, Kennedy made a historic speech that brought America and the Soviet Union back from the brink.
Norman Birnbaum
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ReligionMarch 20, 2013
New Pope, Old Papacy
There is nothing in Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s record to suggest that he will reform the Catholic Church.
Norman Birnbaum
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ReligionMarch 15, 2013
New Pope, Old Papacy
There is nothing in Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s record to suggest that he will reform the Catholic Church.
Norman Birnbaum
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Foreign PolicySeptember 24, 2012
False Prophecy and Real History in the Mideast
Benjamin Netanyahu’s denunciations of US restraint regarding Iran have raised many questions about US-Israeli relations—and about the politics of American Jews.
Norman Birnbaum
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EconomyMay 17, 2012
With Hollande in Power, Can Germany’s Social Democrats Force Merkel to Discard Austerity?
The fate of the EU hangs in the balance.
Norman Birnbaum
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ReligionApril 24, 2012
The Vatican’s Latest Target in the War on Women: Nuns
The bishops want to put a stop to the nuns’ focus on social justice. Thanks to their second-class status within the church, the nuns have little recourse.
Norman Birnbaum
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WorldFebruary 22, 2012
Will Germany’s New President Be a Thorn in Merkel’s Side?
Joachim Gauck could offer too striking a contrast to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s own devotion to a politics of small compromises.
Norman Birnbaum
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PoliticsDecember 19, 2011
Christopher Hitchens: Some Memories
Christopher was moved, in his choice of objects of animosity, by an unstable mixture of calculation and conviction.
Norman Birnbaum
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SocietyDecember 19, 2011
Remembering Christa Wolf
German Novelist Christa Wolf dies on December 1, 2011 at 82.
Norman Birnbaum
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BiographySeptember 14, 2011
Gratitude and Forbearance: On Christopher Lasch
Christopher Lasch and his quest for the moral resources of the next New Deal.
Norman Birnbaum