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August 2021

August 02, 2021

Vaccination Statistics by Age

You can break down COVID vaccination statistics by race, politics, and religion. But you can...

July 2021

July 30, 2021

Panpsychism and the Scientific Search for Consciousness

Scientists are finding it impossible to find a physical cause for consciousness. So instead of...

July 29, 2021

“Liberal Authoritarianism”

Conservatives have long been accused of having "authoritarian" tendencies, while liberals promoted freedom. But today...

July 28, 2021

“The Church Must Keep Up with the Times”

A Mel Brooks joke, the Catholic controversy over the Latin Mass, the worship wars, the...

July 27, 2021

The Sexual Revolution Is Systemic

Karen Prior rejects critical race theory, but she still sees a systemic dimension to racism....

July 26, 2021

Civil Rights vs. Critical Race Theory

Critical race theory opposes the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Their reasons demonstrate the...

July 23, 2021

The Left’s Culture War

Conservatives and Christians are associated with the culture wars. But the most aggressive culture warriors...

July 22, 2021

Demagoguing the Voting Laws

Democrats' claims that state attempts at election reform are a return to "Jim Crow" and...

July 21, 2021

When Should You Leave Your Church?

When, if ever, should a person leave a congregation or a denomination?

July 20, 2021

Following Paul, Apollos, Cephas, or Christ

What Paul means when he warns against Christians saying they follow Paul, Apollos, Cephas, or...

July 16, 2021

The War Against Satire

Satire has a long pedigree as a conservative literary form. But social media sites are...

July 15, 2021

Surprising New Religion Data

New research on religion in America has some surprising findings that go against the conventional...

July 14, 2021

C. S. Forester’s Novels of Vocation

C. S. Forester's novel "The Good Shepherd" (made into the Tom Hanks movie "The Greyhound"),...

July 13, 2021

Proposing a New Constitution

Our Constitution is getting in the way of certain progressive proposals, and the Founders have...

July 12, 2021

The “Successor” to Liberalism

Conservatives complain about liberalism. But so do a dominant faction of progressives. In fact, they...

July 09, 2021

Christianity Surges in Iran

The number of Christians may be shrinking in the United States and Western Europe, but...

July 08, 2021

Watch for Eucatastrophes

Two bloggers write about "eucatastrophe," "the sudden and unexpected occurrence of something deeply good." The...

July 07, 2021

How Pride Causes Our Catastrophes

The Bible says that pride goeth before a fall. The Greeks said that pride causes...

July 06, 2021

When the People Get in the Way

We experts know what to do. But the People--the ignorant masses empowered by democracy--get in...

July 05, 2021

Sacrificing Wealth and Freedom for His Beliefs

Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong billionaire who has had his business and his freedom...

July 02, 2021

An Unhappy Birthday for America

We are celebrating Independence Day in a time of national malaise, in which all sides...

July 01, 2021

Vocation and the Earl of Sandwich

The Earl of Sandwich was responsible both for your sandwich and for the soda that...

June 2021

June 30, 2021

Teaching Math According to Critical Race Theory (Part II)

So what is the difference between racist and anti-racist math?

June 29, 2021

Teaching Math According to Critical Race Theory (Part I)

A workbook instructing teachers how to incorporate critical race theory in the teaching of mathematics...

June 28, 2021

“White Supremacy” Characteristics (according to a Math book)

A workbook used to show math teachers how to teach mathematics in light of critical...

June 25, 2021

Woke Corporations

Big corporations used to be associated with conservatives and Republicans. But now they are increasingly...

June 24, 2021

Why Leftwing Regimes–from North Korea to American Academia–Don’t Allow Freedom

We should not be surprised when campuses suppress freedom of speech and other civil liberties....

June 23, 2021

“Even North Korea Isn’t This Nuts”

Yeonmi Park escaped from the crushing oppression of North Korea, only to find the same...

June 22, 2021

The Republicans’ Three-Legged Stool is Coming Apart

The Republican Party's "three-legged stool" of the Christian right, business interests, and neo-conservatives is coming...

June 21, 2021

Lutheran Catholicism vs. Roman Catholicism vs. Anti-Catholicism

Hermann Sasse on how the Lutheran church is different from both the Roman Catholic Church...