No chops. Catholic. Socialist. Digital Editor @commonwealmag. PhD in political theory @BrownUniversity
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The evening before Tuesday's landslide elections, I listened to Yoram Hazony—MAGA intellectual extraordinaire—deliver the prestigious Erasmus Lecture for the conservative religious magazine 'First Things.'
the vibe was weird!! wrote about it for @commonwealmag (link 👇)
ICYMI: I wrote about my visit to the 'First Things' Erasmus Lecture to hear Yoram Hazony bemoan the collapse of the West!
For MAGA intellectual Yoram Hazony, it's only the Hebrew Bible that can revivify Christian nationalism.
@MaxFoleyKeene on Hazony's case for a Trumpist Old Testament:
commonwealmagazine.org/foley…
Max Foley-Keene retweeted
"In a fight with the high-octane antisemitism of a Nick Fuentes, Hazony shows up with some biblical exegesis (but 1 Samuel!) and an argument about early modern intellectual history (but Fortescue!). I can practically hear the Groypers responding: Who gives a shit?"
Excellent piece by my friend @MaxFoleyKeene, who went to Yoram Hazony's Erasmus Lecture (an annual First Things confab) and considers the plight of Hazony's project as its twin pillars, MAGA and Likud, both have seen better days commonwealmagazine.org/foley…
Max Foley-Keene retweeted
Excellent piece by my friend @MaxFoleyKeene, who went to Yoram Hazony's Erasmus Lecture (an annual First Things confab) and considers the plight of Hazony's project as its twin pillars, MAGA and Likud, both have seen better days commonwealmagazine.org/foley…
Max Foley-Keene retweeted
"I attended the Erasmus Lecture in Manhattan this year because I wanted to check in on the state of conservative intellectual life at a moment of crisis for the Trump project."
@MaxFoleyKeene with a dispatch on nationalist intellectual Yoram Hazony:
commonwealmagazine.org/foley…
Max Foley-Keene retweeted
The evening before Tuesday's landslide elections, I listened to Yoram Hazony—MAGA intellectual extraordinaire—deliver the prestigious Erasmus Lecture for the conservative religious magazine 'First Things.'
the vibe was weird!! wrote about it for @commonwealmag (link 👇)
Max Foley-Keene retweeted
The Associated Press has called the Providence mayor's race for David Morales, with 81% of the vote and 87% of precincts reporting.
Max Foley-Keene retweeted
David Morales will be the next mayor of Providence, per AP race call
The 28-year old democratic socialist will be the youngest mayor in city history
bostonglobe.com/2026/11/03/m…
Max Foley-Keene retweeted
It was my first @commonwealmag dinner and it was amazing. Inspiring honoree, so many friends and a fun party!
NEW: Commonweal honored Father John Jenkins with its Centennial Award on Monday in New York, 17 years after he defied dozens of American bishops to welcome Barack Obama to Notre Dame despite opposing his abortion policies.
Vanguard’s Jack Brennan, who presented the award, recalled the night Jenkins left the VIPs at Madison Square Garden to sit for hours with the family of a stranger who had suffered a heart attack. “He really is a priest first, isn’t he?” a guest asked him afterward.
In his acceptance speech, Jenkins defended institutions in an age of distrust, calling them “messy, fallible and sinful” while insisting that grace works through them anyway.
thelettersfromleo.com/p/a-pr…
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How WEIRD was the RI primary? I dug in and found out.
- First time EVER that Baby Boomers were outnumbered by younger gens
- Smiley and McKee did better than when they won ???
- Early voting surpassed mail-in, also first time ever
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One of my favorite writers (with a link to one of my other favorite writers!) on an exciting week in PVD @MaxFoleyKeene @by_ColinHogan
commonwealmagazine.org/moral…
For @commonwealmag, I wrote about the INSANITY currently unfolding in Providence politics.
'Sewer Socialism Takes Providence' (link below)
Max Foley-Keene retweeted
How David Morales won:
Renters who voted early.
- Just 3 precincts on West Side / Fed Hill delivered a 1,445 vote advantage. Morales won by 1,343 votes.
- Winning a whopping 61% of the vote-share among Early Voters.
- Message discipline on the biggest issue. (ya, rent)
Max Foley-Keene retweeted
MAP: How David Morales won Providence
He dominated in the West End as expected, but also made inroads on the East Side; only 45 votes separate Smiley and Morales on the East Side (with some mail ballots still to be counted)
Interactive map here: bostonglobe.com/2026/09/10/m…
ICYMI: For @commonwealmag, I went in search of Pope Leo's serenity.
Link below!
Check this out! Tried to figure out Leo’s aura
"Why does this tranquility so consistently mark our experience of Leo’s public ministry?"
An inquiry by @MaxFoleyKeene into Pope Leo's strange star power:
commonwealmagazine.org/foley…