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January 2025

January 31, 2025

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

The day after he was inaugurated, President Trump issued an executive order reversing the federal...

January 31, 2025

DISCUSS: America’s Golden Age

In his inaugural address, President Trump proclaimed, "the golden age of America begins right now." Whatever...

January 30, 2025

Hating the Vulnerable

The classics scholar Nadya Williams says that behind the push for abortion and euthanasia is...

January 29, 2025

Oaths

The Inauguration made me reflect on the importance of oaths, which were of enormous significance...

January 28, 2025

Unable to Write, Unable to Type

Much of Generation Z--that is, teenagers and twenty-somethings--cannot express themselves with handwriting. Instead, they use...

January 27, 2025

Monday Miscellany, 1/27/25

Trump's "shock and awe." The breakdown of conservative, liberal, or moderate. The woes of cable...

January 24, 2025

On Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism as relativism can never bring harmony between people of different cultures. What we need to...

January 24, 2025

DISCUSS: Moral Character vs. Vocational Excellence

Is it possible for a "bad person" to carry out his or her vocation well? ...

January 23, 2025

How Martin Luther Rewired Your Brain

Being able to read, says a scientist, has rewired the human brain. And the person...

January 22, 2025

Crime Then vs. Crime Now

A former New York City police officer writes about crime and policing in the 1970s...

January 21, 2025

In Bringing Back Christianity, Four Issues to Resolve

Andrew Klavan has identified four issues that need to be resolved in order to bring...

January 20, 2025

Inauguration Day Miscellany, 1/20/25

Giving Trump credit for the ceasefire in Gaza. Sexual discrimination vs. gender identity discrimination. And...

January 17, 2025

The Duties of the Collective Magistrate

Citizens in a democratic republic have the vocation of both subject and ruler. In a...

January 17, 2025

DISCUSS: Greenland

Should the United States try to acquire Greenland?

January 16, 2025

A Religion You Should Know About

In reading up on the civil war in Syria, I learned that the recently overthrown...

January 15, 2025

Trump’s Impact on Popular Culture

Donald Trump's political victory seems to be accompanied by a larger "vibe shift" in American...

January 14, 2025

The Anti-Social Society

In today's culture, doing things with other people has become rarer and rarer. People are...

January 13, 2025

Monday Miscellany, 1/13/25

The Great Los Angeles Fire. Why UK officials ignore the groomer gangs. And almost no...

January 10, 2025

Is Liberalism Coming to Its Senses?

I am astonished at the relatively mild reactions among progressives to Donald Trump's re-election and...

January 10, 2025

DISCUSS: The NFL Playoffs

The National Football League playoffs start tomorrow! What do you think will happen? What do...

January 09, 2025

Luther Classical College & Other New Schools

Yesterday we discussed the prospects of reform in higher education, concluding that founding a new...

January 08, 2025

Reforming Higher Education

Woke ideology emanates from America's universities, which turn out the political activists, corporate executives, and...

January 07, 2025

Today’s Wise Men Seeking Jesus

Epiphany yesterday commemorated the wise men from the East who journeyed a long way to...

January 06, 2025

Epiphany Miscellany, 1/6/25

Jimmy Carter's genuine accomplishments; independence for Greenland; and indulgences for the Jubilee Year.

January 03, 2025

The Workers of the World Are Uniting

"Workers of the world, unite!" So Marx concluded "The Communist Manifesto." Today, it is happening. ...

January 03, 2025

DISCUSS: Do We Favor Mediocrity over Excellence?

Is Vivek Ramaswamy right, that Americans today prefer mediocrity over excellence?

January 02, 2025

What We’ll Have to Face in 2026

The beginning of the new year is a good time to look ahead and assess...

January 02, 2025

The Outlook for 2025

We've made our predictions for the new year. Today I'd like us to think about...

January 02, 2025

DISCUSS: New Year’s Resolutions

What's your experience with New Year's Resolutions? Have any of them stuck? Do you have...

January 01, 2025

“A Glad New Year to All the Earth”

Happy New Year! Here is Luther's New Year's wish: the last stanza of "From Heaven...