America’s exceptionalism is rooted in its enduring telos: to serve as a moral force for good against evil, protecting the vulnerable and countering tyranny globally

Few figures in American history have had as distinguished a political career as Henry Clay.

Thomas Paine was an inspiration to the founders and still has lessons for today

A Patriotic Review of The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism, InterVarsity Press, 2022.

Richard Mouw is an American, and he loves his country the most, according to his newly released How to be a Patriotic Christian: Love of Country as Love of Neighbor.

Of course America will survive the coronavirus. We’ve many times survived far worse.

Formal religious adherence is declining, but America’s longtime religious self-identity as a lodestar of democratic responsibility in the world continues unabashed.

In the ceaseless struggle between civilization and barbarism, America has tipped the scales toward civilization, toward freedom and justice. In many ways, it has organized its national life—its economic, military, and moral resources—toward this end. Are we still up to the task?