Pagan virtues and philosophy, for all the glory of Greece and Rome, could never imagine the radical equality and servant-leadership intrinsic to American democracy

The United States must cement a core group of allies in the Middle East as the basis for stability in a long-unstable region

Review of David Koyzis’ new book, “Citizenship Without Illusions”

Electoral defeat, in a healthy society, is not an existential crisis, but a providential time for recalibration

Great nations often have two great national spirits, two internal voices between which they must choose in providential times.

Virtue is a prerequisite to a healthy polity at home, which is in turn necessary for a strong America internationally

Is there a version of Islam recognizable to most Muslims that ethically bears resemblance to the principles of Christian Realism? 

Review of Monica Swanson’s “Becoming Homeschoolers”

30 years after Charles Krauthammer’s “Democratic Realism”, his pragmatic internationalism is needed more than ever