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July 2021

July 13, 2021

Proposing a New Constitution

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

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 02, 2021

An Unhappy Birthday for America

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

June 2021

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 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 15, 2021

Back to Inflation

Bailouts, fiscal stimulus, and massive government spending on top of a booming economy have brought...

June 14, 2021

What If Science Caused the Pandemic?, Part II

Americans have lost faith in the government, business, schools, the media, and the church. What...

May 2021

May 06, 2021

Vocation and America’s Unwritten Constitution

"Being a free American requires practically loving your neighbors so that the government doesn’t have...

April 2021

April 13, 2021

How Christianity Invented the “Person”

The word "person" derives from the Greek and Latin word "persona," which means mask. The...

April 12, 2021

The Institutions Americans No Longer Believe In

A major business leader is bullish about the American economy in the short term, but...

March 2021

March 23, 2021

Exporting America’s New Ideology

Time was, American ideas that were exported around the world had to do with freedom...

March 19, 2021

The Politics of the New American Welfare State

The $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill amounts to the largest government social program since the...

March 18, 2021

The Differences between Progressives and Conservatives

Progressives look at problems in terms of systems and equality, whereas Conservatives stress personal responsibility...

March 03, 2021

Why Evangelicals Are So Disliked, Part II

A major reason Evangelicals have become so disliked today is politics; specifically, their high level...

March 02, 2021

Why Evangelicals Are So Disliked, Part I

Christians today are hated not just for following Jesus--as He said they would be--but also...

March 01, 2021

Evangelicals as “the Other”

A prominent social scientist says that Evangelicals are so repugnant to the social elite that...

February 2021

February 09, 2021

Insurrection?

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

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 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 14, 2021

Direction from James Madison

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

January 12, 2021

Is Democracy Really in Danger?

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

December 2020

December 21, 2020

We Americans Don’t Trust Each Other

Social trust is the glue that holds society together. But Americans trust each other less...

December 15, 2020

The Electors Make Joe Biden President

Not citizens nor states elect the president. As with medieval Emperors, the president is chosen...

December 02, 2020

America’s Radical Moderation

America is a radically moderate nation. That means it will be frustrating for both liberals...

December 01, 2020

The Doctrine of Original Sin as an Essential American Conviction

When we think of the definitive beliefs of Americans, what comes to mind are liberty,...

November 2020

November 30, 2020

The Scientist Who Calculates the End of America

A scientist has devised a mathematical formula for calculating when nations and civilizations fall apart. ...