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July 2015

July 13, 2015

Vote “No” On Crank Conservatism

A couple weeks ago I was making the 3 hour drive from Columbus, Ohio to...

May 2015

May 15, 2015

The Falling and Rising of American Christianity

Is Christianity fading in America? Are atheism and religious disaffiliation soaring? What does this mean for...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Who Are the Liberals?

If there's anything in store for American political discourse more absurd or uninformed than the...

March 23, 2015

Loneliness and the Religion of Personal Autonomy

Is it even possible that my generation, which sends 6 billion text messages per day...

February 2015

February 19, 2015

Surrendering Earth to Thugs: How Atheism Empowers ISIS

By now many of you have surely either read or seen mentioned Graeme Wood's cover...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

The Salem Duggar Trials

This is pathetic. Thousands are backing a petition calling for the cancellation of the TLC...

November 03, 2014

Why I Vote Conservative

Election Day is tomorrow for the United States. Federal and state elections will be held...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

A Moment of Irony for UC Berkeley

You'll recall that Bill Maher recently drew the ire of some on the Left for asserting that...

September 2014

September 23, 2014

Matt Walsh, Armond White, and the Problem of Crank Conservatives

If you are a right-leaning Christian, or are Facebook friends with people who are (I...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

A Tale of Two Tolerations: Josh Barro and Tony Dungy

This week we saw a stark, disturbing contrast that illustrates how the New Left is...

July 09, 2014

Hobby Lobby and the Rage of the Liberal Machine

Last week the Supreme Court voted 5-4 that the Obama administration and the Affordable Care...

June 2014

June 10, 2014

Southern Baptists: Adapt Or Die?

The Southern Baptist Convention is having its general meeting in Baltimore this week. The 160 year...