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Four Futures for the American Political Order

The future of the American political order hinges on whether one or both parties slips into nihilistic pursuit of power or if they retain an adherence to natural law as articulated by C.S. Lewis and other greats of the Western tradition

In Defense of National Interests

With the publication of the new “National Defense Strategy,” it’s a good time to remember that national interest is a good thing. Even for our neighbors.

Against a Christ-less Christianity

Despite growing enthusiasm among secular and formerly secular public intellectuals for Christianity’s civilizational legacy, Christianity divorced from genuine faith in Jesus can never be the answer.

Losing Taiwan Would End US Hegemony – Losing Eastern Ukraine Would Not

While our European allies remain important, the U.S. must refocus on deterring China given the CCP’s efforts to reshape the global economy in its favor, including Europe

Americans Must Understand the CCP’s Ideologically Driven Mission 

American policymakers must understand that the CCP is truly, and not just superficially, committed to a communist ideology that necessitates overturning the US-led world order

How Conservatives Learned to Love the Soviet Union

The right-wing embrace of Vladimir Putin as a dictator and enemy of the freedoms Americans hold dear is a stunning rebuke to decades of struggle against Soviet tyranny

George Orwell Knew What Made Shakespeare Great

Today, on the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth and death, it’s worth revisiting George Orwell’s great defense of Shakespeare against Leo Tolstoy

Religious Liberty, Putin, and Lukashenko 

A recent crackdown on religious liberty in Belarus offers a reminder of why freedom of religion so often comes into conflict with authoritarianism

“Like a Western Suit that Doesn’t Fit”: Shūsaku Endō, Christianity, and Japan

A newly discovered novella by Shūsaku Endō, author of “Silence,” sheds light on the author’s conflicted personal life

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