Reinhold Niebuhr

From Randy To Rand: The New Political Fiction(s)

John Jeter | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books


John Jeter

Governor Mark Sanford -- the man who has confused the Appalachian Trail with Argentina and still holds public office writes about the Objectivist Philosopher.

Troop Increases and the Irony of Afghanistan

Kit Gallant | Posted 10.30.2009 | World


Kit Gallant

Is it not ludicrous to imagine that adding soldiers is the appropriate method for achieving our (vague) goals, given that our problems clearly don't stem from a military inferiority?

Idealism In Obama's America

The Point Mag | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


Cynicism about politics, rampant in the United States for years now, has peculiar features that distinguish it from its siblings in the disillusionmen...

Do We Lack the Will to Control Our Destiny?

Byron Williams | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics


Byron Williams

Those who reminisce about Reinhold Niebuhr's thinking long for a "new" Niebuhr to help us in our present day crisis.

The Men Who Reveal What Obama and McCain Really Think

Johann Hari | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Johann Hari

McCain and Obama have recently named the thinkers who have most shaped their political thought. Their reasons are revealing -- and shocking.

Six Spiritual Principles For The Politically Perplexed

Kay Goldstein | Posted 11.04.2008 | Living


Kay Goldstein

I have been noticing what happens when one expresses her opinion about anything political. You've heard of REMs (rapid eye movements). I call politic...