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August 2022

August 25, 2022

“Liberation from an Imploding Denomination”

Methodist congregations are having to choose whether to leave their denomination or stay. Mark Tooley...

August 24, 2022

Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a medical doctor and member of parliament, has been fighting hate crime...

August 23, 2022

Prayer as a Scary Weapon

The Atlantic Magazine has published an article expressing alarm at the rosary, the beads Catholics...

August 22, 2022

How to Be Really Transgressive

Earlier this month, The New York Times, no less, published an opinion piece by Julia...

August 19, 2022

The Significance of the Home

We often lament the disintegration of the family. Related, but not identical, to that is...

August 19, 2022

DISCUSS: Prospects for Midterm Elections

As the midterm elections on November 8 get closer, the races may be tightening. Republicans...

August 18, 2022

The Significance of the Fireplace

The Latin word for fireplace is "focus," which is where we get our English word...

August 17, 2022

An Overwhelming Christian, Pro-Life Novel

You have got to read Edna Hong's novel "Bright Valley of Love," a true story...

August 16, 2022

Surprises In the “Inflation Reduction Act”

Now that the "Inflation Reduction Act" has been passed by the House and is being...

August 15, 2022

National Conservatism and Religion

The document "National Conservatism: A Statement of Principles" seems to suggest an establishment of Christianity...

August 12, 2022

A Manifesto for National Conservatism

A document entitled "National Conservatism: A Statement of Principles" is a manifesto clarifying what National Conservatism...

August 12, 2022

Discuss: Funding Candidates You Don’t Believe In

This weekend's discussion: Democrats have been pursuing a novel tactic in some primary races: They...

August 11, 2022

Policy as Word Play

Politicians are trying to address problems by coming up with different words to talk about...

August 10, 2022

Raiding Trump to Keep Him from Running?

The FBI raided Donald Trump's home at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, looking...

August 09, 2022

Rumors of War

Some experts are saying that a war between the United States and China is quite...

August 08, 2022

Two Red States’ Different Actions on Abortion

Kansas is a reliably conservative state, but its citizens overwhelmingly voted to keep the "right"...

August 05, 2022

Deconstructing Faith and the Theology of the Cross? (Part 2)

"Deconstructing" one's faith assumes that the faith is a construction, rather than a revelation of...

August 05, 2022

Discuss: “There Is No Remaining Christian Case for Trump”

This weekend's discussion: Many Christians supported Donald Trump, despite his bad qualities, because he would...

August 04, 2022

Deconstructing Faith and the Theology of the Cross? (part 1)

Many Christians today--especially evangelicals--say that they are in the process of "deconstructing" their faith, scrutinizing...

August 03, 2022

Insiders vs. Outsiders

Conservatives used to be the insiders, the staid guardians of our institutions and the moral...

August 02, 2022

What De-Churched Southerners Still Believe

White Southerners who no longer attend church have pretty much the same political and culture...

August 01, 2022

The New Star of British Conservatism

Kemi Badenoch, described as "England's New Conservative Superstar" who came close to being elected Prime...

July 2022

July 29, 2022

“Gotta Serve Somebody”

Thaddeus Williams tells of discovering Nietzsche and his ideal of personal autonomy as a teenager....

July 29, 2022

Discuss: Should We Cut Back the Hours We Work?

This weekend's discussion relates to vocation. Are we working too much? Some places are experimenting...

July 28, 2022

The God Gap

Blacks and Hispanics are religiously more like Republicans than white Democrats. As the party becomes...

July 27, 2022

“The Great Realignment”

Democrats are getting worried about a political realignment, as their base becomes whiter and more...

July 26, 2022

“Christianity Is More Than True”

Christianity is true. But it is not just head-knowledge, nor is it just heart-knowledge. Joshua Pauling...

July 25, 2022

How Environmental Extremism Is Destroying a Nation

Sri Lanka was once one of the most highly-developed nations in South Asia. But now...

July 22, 2022

The Self-Destruction of Progressivism

Christians today can be pessimistic about their prospects in the face of the seeming triumph...

July 22, 2022

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