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Star Wars, Tolkien, and Religion: Belief Matters

Tolkien and Lucas have tales of myth, but they have been so popular because their themes resonate so clearly with real life.

Russia and China at Once: Ukraine, Taiwan, and the Challenge of a Two Front War

U.S. support for Ukraine in its war against Russia is not a distraction from defending Taiwan. It is a component of it. We are in a two-front fight.

Christian Dictatorship Chic?

Contemporary America is superior to a single day under Franco, communist East Germany, or any dictator.   

The Crisis of the University

We need to become outposts of intellectual seriousness and Christian virtue and moral sanity that expose the darkness of our generation.

Faith and Values: Revisiting The Long Gray Line

How a military works to rebuild itself, and how to find value in service to an ungrateful nation are evergreen lessons of Atkinson’s novel.

Counting Coptic Christians in Egypt

How Coptic Christians are (or aren’t) counted is a politically charged question in Egypt.

A Moral Assessment of the British Empire: It’s Complicated

Was the British Empire, all things considered, as evil as some say?

Putin, Polar Bears, and “Russia: The Home of the Elephants”

Diplomacy with Russia may come from an unexpected source: polar bears.

Iraq, Afghanistan, and America – 20 Years Later

The systemic problems in nations like Iraq and Afghanistan offer lessons to Americans about our own nation

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