In a recent issue of Providence, several scholars presented a defense of liberalism that cited Augustine. Daniel Strand responds that many things about Augustine are not liberal at all and would probably set him deeply at odds with American liberal democracy.
Daniel StrandMarch 4, 2019
If we cannot agree on what is true and where to find the truth—even on whether there’s such a thing as truth—how can we develop, build support for, and carry out policies that defend our nation and deter our enemies?
Alan DowdMarch 1, 2019
While many are hopeful about the current back and forth between Trump and Kim, the history of US-North Korea relations gives little cause for hope.
Drew GriffinMarch 1, 2019
While the just war tradition has typically focused on international conflict, just war logic has rarely been used to analyze the ethics of border security and border walls. This failure is to our detriment.
John SheltonFebruary 28, 2019
Americans fought a revolution over the exercise of absolute power. We should think long and hard about resurrecting absolutist tendencies in the modern presidency and how we can put the genie back in the bottle.
Daniel StrandFebruary 26, 2019
It is sad to grow up and realize you’ve become a monster. The awareness does not change the fact that you are now a monster.
Peter BurnsFebruary 25, 2019
Just war theorists should agree that war must be waged according to the rule of law if it is to be considered an exercise of “legitimate authority.” The American system, with its marbling of war powers between the executive and legislative branches, usually requires authorization based on the deliberative consent of the popular will expressed through the people’s representatives in Congress.
Josh CraddockFebruary 21, 2019
In More Than a Doctrine, Randy Fowler argues that, even though President Eisenhower didn’t have a reputation for being a powerful orator, his speeches had a profound effect on the Middle East.
Mike WatsonFebruary 20, 2019
On the twelfth anniversary of the assassination of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in Turkey, deputies from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) rejected in January a parliamentary motion from a deputy of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) that aimed to shed light on the murder.
Uzay BulutFebruary 19, 2019