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December 2025

December 02, 2025

Thanksgiving Leftovers

Some of you are probably still eating Thanksgiving leftovers (my favorite part of the Thanksgiving...

August 2025

August 08, 2025

DISCUSS: Conservatism vs. Progressivism

Can we "throw off the burden of social and political membership, and start again from...

December 2024

December 17, 2024

Are Right-Wing Conservatives “Woke”?

Conservatives have long criticized left-wing progressives for being "woke," a term social justice activists use...

September 2024

September 04, 2024

Trump the Moderate?

Donald Trump is usually portrayed as a right wing extremist. But Batya Ungar-Sargon argues that...

May 2024

May 23, 2024

Conservatives Conserving a Liberal Status Quo

Brad Littlejohn says that, yes, Americans on the whole tend to be conservative, but only...

March 2024

March 13, 2024

“Pre-Christian Man” vs. “Post-Christian Man”

Sebastian Morello makes an important distinction between being "pre-Christian" and "post-Christian." He then says that...

February 2023

February 02, 2023

The Difference Between Conservatives and Populists

Today's Republican Party is going through an identity crisis: Does it stand for smaller government,...

December 2022

December 08, 2022

Right-Wing Wokeism

Woke progressivism encourages groups to think of themselves as victims of systemic oppression. Some conservatives...

November 2022

November 14, 2022

Luther’s Cultural Influence

Luther and the Reformation had a major cultural impact, from the promotion of universal education...

November 02, 2022

Should the Term “Conservative” Be Dropped?

John Daniel Davidson argues that conservatism has traditionally been about conserving things: the family, religious...

August 2022

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 27, 2022

“The Great Realignment”

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

June 2022

June 17, 2022

The Religious Right Gives Way to the Nonreligious Right

Progressives have been blaming Christian conservatives for sexism, racism, and the election of Donald Trump....

June 08, 2022

Agents to be Persuaded or Victims to be Nudged?

What is a citizen? A rational, self-governing individual, so that the political task consists largely...

April 2022

April 21, 2022

Post-Liberals vs. Right-Liberals

In the current debates within the conservative movement, the "post-liberals" criticize Reagan-style free market and...

April 20, 2022

Neo-Integralists vs. National Conservatives

Conservatism today includes many different ideologies. The Catholic "integralists" agree with the populist "nationalists" in...

January 2022

January 21, 2022

Conservative Christians Who Oppose America

There are many kinds of conservative politics, just as there are many kinds of conservative...

December 2021

December 27, 2021

Looking Back While Driving Forward

Contrary to what Americans hoped for, 2021 did not bring about a "return to normalcy."...

December 09, 2021

The Progressive-Or-Bigot Binary

If you aren't a progressive, you must be a bigot. This binary way of thinking,...

November 2021

November 30, 2021

When Evangelicals Were Considered Too Progressive

Evangelicals today are associated with right wing conservatives, but in the 19th century they were...

October 2021

October 07, 2021

Right-Wing Atheists

When some Christians get involved in conservative politics, they are often surprised to find themselves...

September 2021

September 24, 2021

Mollie Hemingway’s Call for Counter-Revolution

My friend and fellow-Lutheran Mollie Hemingway has won the Bradley Prize, a sort of Pulitzer...

June 2021

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...

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...

December 2020

December 16, 2020

One of the Most Conservative States Is the Hottest Marijuana Market

Oklahoma, where I grew up and where I live, is one of the most conservative...

December 10, 2020

How Blacks and Immigrants Will Help the Conservative Cause

Blacks, Hispanics, and other immigrants are more conservative and more religious, on the whole, than...

December 02, 2020

America’s Radical Moderation

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

November 2020

November 11, 2020

An Obi-Wan Kenobi Moment?

"We might be in an Obi-Wan Kenobi moment," says Peter Burfeind, "wherein striking Trump down...

November 06, 2020

Republicans Should Be Party of Working Families vs. the “Bigs”

Here is a way forward for the Republicans: be the party of working families and...