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November 2020

November 26, 2020

Thanksgiving and the 1620 Project

It wasn't the Virginia slave ship in 1619 that defined American values, argues "The Federalist,"...

November 20, 2020

The USA is 1/3 Religious, 1/3 Secularist, & 1/3 in between

When it comes to religion, the best way to describe the nation overall is that...

November 10, 2020

A Civil War? An Internal Cold War?

The United States has become so polarized--as evidenced in our recent election--that some observers from...

November 09, 2020

Biden Wins Presidency; Republicans Win Everything Else?

Pending recounts, run-offs, late ballots, law suits, and Supreme Court reviews, it looks pretty certain...

November 03, 2020

The Election Vigil

Over half of Americans (55%) believe that today, Election Day, will be the most stress-filled...

November 02, 2020

The Most Important Election in History?

Both Biden and Trump supporters are saying that this is the most important election in...

October 2020

October 27, 2020

Identity Politics on the Right?

Now that the Left has adopted identity politics, the mindset of intersectionality, and the rhetoric...

October 06, 2020

1619 Reconsidered

Responding to criticism from both historians and Marxists, the "New York Times" has quietly backed...

September 2020

September 29, 2020

How the Constitution Resolves a Chaotic Election

Even if everything goes right, this may be a chaotic election day. But both sides...

September 28, 2020

How Court Packing Could End Constitutional Government

If the Senate gets into the habit of packing the Supreme Court, our Constitutional government--with...

September 08, 2020

The Coming Election Chaos?

That so many Americans are planning to vote by mail due to their fears of...

August 2020

August 27, 2020

Protestant Integralism

Integralism is a Catholic political theory in which the church--through the Pope and the Emperor--exercises...

August 18, 2020

Biden for Prime Minister

Presidents usually lead their parties and take them in the direction they want them to...

August 17, 2020

The Election and the National Mood

As in the election of Warren G. Harding in 1920, exactly one hundred years ago,...

August 11, 2020

Will You Be Voting for Russia or China?

Russia will be interfering in the American election to elect Trump, according to U.S. intelligence,...

August 10, 2020

Why Aren’t the Other Slavers Getting Cancelled?

America is rightly criticized for its history of slavery. But slavers on an even bigger...

August 05, 2020

Civil Rights as the Fulfillment of the American Founding

Some in the Black Lives Matter protests are condemning America's founding. But the civil rights...

August 04, 2020

The Lutheran Way of Resistance & the American Revolution

Though Lutherans are accused of submitting uncritically to government authorities, the Magdeburg Confession spells out...

July 2020

July 31, 2020

Cultural Suicide

There have been many cultures and civilizations that no longer exist. Some were destroyed by...

July 16, 2020

Should We Repudiate America’s Past or Its Present?

America is exceptional both in its achievements and in its capacity for self-criticism. Perhaps it's...

July 03, 2020

First Came the Declaration, then the Achievement

The birth of America is celebrated not on the date the British were defeated, or...

July 02, 2020

China’s Cultural Revolution and Our Own

A survivor of Chinese Communism notes similarities between the cultural revolution promoted by America's progressives...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

A Second American Revolution?

The Canadian social scientist Eric Kaufman discusses the prospect of a "Second American Revolution," as...

June 29, 2020

Should We Change America’s Name? What Else Should Go?

When members of a culture turn against that culture--repudiating its symbols, values, and heritage--the culture...

June 26, 2020

Protests and the Flag

Here is something that can help us navigate our way through our current protests and...

June 15, 2020

Spiraling out of Control/Spiraling into Control

According to a recent poll, 80% of Americans believe that the country is "spiraling out...

June 01, 2020

USA as a “Failed Social Experiment”?

Riots sparked by police violence, protests against the COVID-19 shutdown, economic devastation, political dysfunction, and...

May 2020

May 06, 2020

Causes of Secularization, such as Too Much Religious Power

The American Enterprise Institute study of American religion finds reasons why societies become less religious....

March 2020

March 06, 2020

Anti-Americanism among Americans

Many Americans, especially those fresh out of school, really don't like America. Joy Pullman documents...

February 2020

February 13, 2020

President Sanders

Bernie Sanders is now, at this point in the campaign, the frontrunner for the Democratic...