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February 2026

February 04, 2026

Two Critiques of Liberal Democracy, plus a Way Forward

David G. Bonagura Jr. summarizes two critiques of liberal democracy. One of them, though, shows...

May 2024

May 03, 2024

The Post-Liberal University

We shouldn't be surprised at the campus protests in support of Hamas terrorists over Israel,...

October 2023

October 18, 2023

Christianity Is Always a Minority Religion

As church affiliation plummets and American Christians fret about becoming a minority, we would do...

February 2022

February 22, 2022

“The Coolest Conservative”

P. J. O'Rourke has died. One tribute described him as "America's greatest satirist and coolest...

November 2021

November 15, 2021

The Rule of Law

Reactions to recent court decisions indicate that many Americans have forgotten the importance of the...

October 2021

October 07, 2021

Right-Wing Atheists

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

July 2021

July 12, 2021

The “Successor” to Liberalism

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

June 2021

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....

December 2020

December 02, 2020

America’s Radical Moderation

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

December 19, 2019

Luther & the Controversy over Liberalism

In the controversy over the value of liberal democracy, it's hard to see how Luther...

July 2018

July 05, 2018

The American Dream

For the 4th of July, the lead editorial of the conservative newspaper the Daily Oklahoman...

April 2018

April 23, 2018

Free Health Care, Free College, Legal Pot, & Reparations for Slavery

A high-level meeting of big donors, Democratic party officials, and politicians came up with three...

March 2018

March 15, 2018

Has Liberal Democracy Failed?

The conservative thinker Patrick Deneen has published a book entitled Why Liberalism Failed. He's not...

March 11, 2018

Politics as Self-Expression

Politics has become self-expression. Concepts are not either true or false, but pure or impure. ...

February 2018

February 13, 2018

Gentry Liberals

America's major cities are being transformed by "gentrification," as affluent white people move in, bidding...

January 2018

January 03, 2018

The Marxists at the Gun Range

You might see some folks wearing red bandanas around their necks shooting their AK-47s at...

January 02, 2018

Liberals Should Bring Back Civil Religion?

Conservatives have been known for promoting "civil religion"--investing patriotism, the flag, American heroes, etc., with...

September 2017

September 07, 2017

The Decline of Religious Freedom and the Return of Religious Influence

Religious participation is declining, especially in the West. But religious influence has returned around...

September 06, 2017

Post-liberalism of both the left and the right

There are two kinds of liberalism. That of the left, with its faith in...

June 2017

June 20, 2017

Special rights for eccentricity

More from iconoclast Camille Paglia. In this interview, she discusses transgenderism--its conflict with feminism, how...

June 16, 2017

Liberalism’s obsession with language

Camille Paglia is a feminist, a leftist, a lesbian, an atheist. . . .And yet...

May 2017

May 26, 2017

Why is the left so sympathetic to Islam?

Why are liberals and leftists always defending Islam? They have nothing but scorn for Christians...

January 2017

January 09, 2017

“The last honest liberal” dies

Nat Hentoff, 91, has died. The jazz critic for the Village Voice, Hentoff described himself...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

The future of “identity liberalism”

Liberals in politics have traditionally focused on issues of class, economics, and public policy. But...

November 03, 2016

Liberalism of the left & liberalism of the right

The well-regarded ethicist Stanley Hauerwas reviews a new book by John Milibank, of "radical orthodoxy"...

May 2016

May 02, 2016

Liberals who now work for Putin

Remember Ed Schultz, the liberal talker on MSNBC, who praised all things Obama and Clinton,...

February 2016

February 10, 2016

When being pro-life was a liberal issue

Not only did liberals used to be pro-life, opposing abortion used to be a progressive...

December 2015

December 21, 2015

Where is your town on the political spectrum?

A "political technology" company called Crowdpac has analyzed the campaign contributions of nearly 5,000 towns...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

The Pope’s sermon to America

Pope Francis addressed a joint session of Congress, taking the opportunity to preach against tenets...

June 2015

June 24, 2015

Liberals vs. Leftists on political correctness

Both liberals and leftists share the goal of social and economic equality and other progressive...