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February 2021

February 15, 2021

$300 per child, per month

Congress is considering proposals to pay a monthly subsidy to families for each child. This...

February 12, 2021

Both Creations are Ex Nihilo

God created the universe "ex nihilo," from nothing. The "new creation" of salvation is also...

February 11, 2021

The Monarchical Presidency

The American republic has always been suspicious of leaders with too much power. And yet...

February 10, 2021

When Everything Becomes Political

Today, virtually everything has become political: religion, relationships, education, entertainment, the arts, working, buying, eating,...

February 09, 2021

Insurrection?

Trump supporters used to be portrayed as nationalists, as extreme patriots whose desire to "make...

February 08, 2021

Now Liberals Are Admitting They Manipulated the Election

Donald Trump claimed that the election was "rigged" against him. The media consistently reported that...

February 05, 2021

The Four Kinds of Freedom

"Freedom" is something we Americans value above all else, practically. But what does it mean? ...

February 04, 2021

God at Work

On the occasion of my book "God at Work" going on sale, I summarize the...

February 03, 2021

Why We (Supposedly) Don’t Need to Worry about the National Debt

Our federal government's debt is now some $21 trillion, as much as the entire national...

February 02, 2021

The Efforts to Ban Fox News

The hard left does not believe in liberal democracy or civil liberties. They believe in...

February 01, 2021

Abortion and the Theologians

St. Augustine condemned abortion for its cruelty and as an offense against God Himself. But,...

January 2021

January 29, 2021

The Conservative Choice between Populism and the Establishment

The question for Republicans and conservatives in general is not just whether to keep Donald...

January 28, 2021

Impeaching Someone Who Has Left Office?

Donald Trump has been impeached a second time, even though he has already left office. ...

January 27, 2021

The Ghosts of Abortion

Why is our society so dysfunctional? Why has our culture become so toxic? Perhaps because...

January 26, 2021

The Redesigned Book of Concord Site

The best, most important, and most helpful website for Lutherans, fans of the Reformation, and...

January 25, 2021

What Do the People Love?

In his inaugural address, Joe Biden quoted St. Augustine on how a people is "defined...

January 22, 2021

The Self-Destructive Triumph of Postmodernism

An ideology isn't triumphant when one side holds to it. An ideology is triumphant when...

January 21, 2021

The Prospects for Unity

One of President Biden's biggest priorities, he says, is uniting the country. What are the...

January 20, 2021

Inauguration and Vocation

Joe Biden will be inaugurated into the presidency today. This will bring joy to many...

January 19, 2021

Belief and Blessedness

Roman Catholics call the mother of Jesus "the Blessed Virgin Mary," and rightly so. Scripture...

January 18, 2021

The Return of Liberal Christianity?

Some say the victory of political liberalism and the discrediting of evangelicalism may be accompanied...

January 15, 2021

Deplatforming

An agency of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod was cancelled by Facebook, collateral damage in...

January 14, 2021

Direction from James Madison

In Federalist No. 10, James Madison anticipates and addresses issues and problems we are having...

January 13, 2021

What Can Go Wrong in a Democracy

Plato's calls democracy "a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

January 12, 2021

Is Democracy Really in Danger?

We have been hearing about how the problems of 2020 and 2021 endanger democracy. Are...

January 11, 2021

Disorder Brings Authoritarianism

Mob action undermines freedom and democracy both in the breakdown of social order and by...

January 08, 2021

Luther on Political Riots

The Capitol, one of America's most august symbols, was last assaulted in the War of...

January 07, 2021

Trump Turns the Country Over to the Democrats

The Democrats won both of the senate seats in Georgia, giving them control of the...

January 06, 2021

Whither the Democrats? Whither the Republicans?

Both Democrats and Republicans have decisions to make. Neither party did as well as they...

January 05, 2021

A New Roaring Twenties?

Technological developments could result in a surge of productivity that could bring on significant economic...