Essays

What Happened To Duty? 

Only with a strong sense of duty to our local communities are democracy and freedom truly possible

The Political Sermons We Need in 2024

Pastors cannot ignore the political climate and must instead work through it

Child Sex Trafficking, Open Borders, and America’s Foundations

Child sex trafficking is ineluctably tied up with America’s open borders, which cannot be fixed if Americans do not believe in America itself

Common Rest for the Common Good

Blue laws were supported by framers of the Constitution and still have relevance today

The Morality of a Revised Monroe

In the 21st Century, do we need a revised Monroe Doctrine?

Portrait of a Patriarch: Bartholomew of Constantinople

For decades, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has been a guiding light for Eastern Orthodox Christians

ALEXANDER DUGIN: Critique, Confrontation, and Chrysalis

Alexander Dugin is a serious scholar, a genuine intellectual, and a provocative social scientist who may be not unworthily pronounced the most formidable theoretical opponent of Western liberalism since Lenin.

Amnesty International’s Moral Confusion 

Ukraine’s actions have been broadly reflective of the desire to protect innocents and to stop the military aggressor that is killing innocents through indiscriminate strikes.

Bortchen: On Family, Character Education, & Middle Earth

The family is essential to the spiritual health of the nation: reflections on character, kingdoms, and hope

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