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In his new book, Calvin University professor Robert Joustra sets out to develop a distinctively Christian approach to global politics on its own terms, one that neither confines religion to the private sphere nor baptizes contemporary political ideologies

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Neutralizing Iran’s dictatorship was in theory a noble cause.

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A new collection of essays from “The New Criterion,” edited by Roger Kimball, seeks to define Western civilization and ask the critical question: Where next?

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To restore America’s creed and covenant, we must recover the American mythos, the canon of stories that has defined the American people for centuries

Stability, Competition, and Confrontation: A Christian Realist Reading of US-China Diplomatic Engagement

Despite the seeming neutrality of Beijing’s rhetoric around diplomacy and dialogue, the CCP weaponizes America’s desire for international stability to escalate its provocations while avoiding meaningful consequences

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