Christian Realism

Auschwitz holocaust
To Remember is an Action Verb

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Among much else, it reminds us that the distinction between good and evil–the ability to make it–is essential to human flourishing.

The Elusive Hunt for Economic Justice

Economic power must not be too concentrated in the government or among a few private citizens

Reinhold Niebuhr’s Vision of the Future

Reinhold Niebuhr’s never-before-published article from 1953 on the future he hoped to live in

Common Rest for the Common Good

Blue laws were supported by framers of the Constitution and still have relevance today

C.S. Lewis’s Defense of Democracy

C.S. Lewis is best known for his fantasy and apologetics writing, but he was also a staunch defender of democracy

China, America, and Thucydides’ Trap

How can China and America avoid the war that befell Athens and Sparta?

Reinhold Niebuhr’s Rejection

By their fruits he shall know them.

Getting Sex-Real About Feminism

Erika Bachiochi’s book “The Rights of Women” is an excellent resource for sex-realist feminism in IR

Just War in One Principle: The Reality of Sin

There are many arguments in favor of Just War Theory, but none so potent as the reality of human sinfulness