J. Daryl Charles

J. Daryl Charles’ lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. Transcript forthcoming.

The difference between immoral revenge and lawful retribution is in the principle of proportionality

The West must realize that more is at stake with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine than just who controls eastern Ukraine

Ukraine’s fate, most assuredly, will determine the West’s – and America’s – authority in the world.

America and her allies must understand that the War in Ukraine has never been just about Ukraine

When do nations have not only the option of but the responsibility to intervene in the affairs of other nations?

After years of appeasement and failing to reckon with a reborn Russian imperialism, the U.S. and NATO nations are awaking from their moral and military slumber.

Two op/ed pieces, appearing in recent days in the Wall Street Journal, take very different views of ending the war…

The West is therefore morally and politically obligated to the defense of Ukraine, assisting her with any and all means necessary for her protection and survival.

Patriotism is part of our repertoire of civic ideals and identities, as Jean Bethke Elshtain reminded us. While its excesses and perversions are to be lamented, Patriotism rightly perceived yields a concern for the moral tenor of one’s culture.