Peter Wehner

The pontiff has proved unwilling to subordinate his faith to politics, or to adjust his commitment to the Gospel in exchange for access to power.

The defense secretary seems less interested in being on the side of God than on insisting that God is on his side.

What are the implications if the government of the world’s most powerful country is chaotic in its thinking and not reliably in touch with reality?

The president has cultivated and encouraged the ugliest passions within the GOP, dousing the embers of hate with kerosene.

Too many people are living fragmented lives.

The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.