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The Political Sermons We Need in 2024

Pastors cannot ignore the political climate and must instead work through it

Scowling Liberty: Review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”

Historian Gary Gerstle traces the rise and fall of the neoliberal regime in his new book

Rediscovering America’s Purpose

America was once the world’s arsenal of democracy, can it be again?

Obstacles to Peace in Ukraine: President Biden and Mr. Trump

America never recognized the USSR’s occupation of the Baltics, but didn’t let it derail our diplomacy. This should be our approach with Ukraine and Crimea.

The Torch and Tapestry of Generations

How has America’s leadership gotten so old?

Russia and China at Once – Part III: The Importance of Alliances (Including Internal)

The United States cannot pursue a strategy capable of deterring and, if necessary, defeating both China and Russia at the same time alone. We need allies.

“Two Corinthians” – Religious Populism in the West

Donald Trump’s infamous “Two Corinthians” reference has proven exemplary of the relationship of right-populism and religion.

Resisting the “Triumph of the Will”?

“Triumph of the Will” serves to show us how attractive demagoguery can be.

Resurrecting GK Chesterton’s Democracy of the Dead 

This Veterans Day, growing disrespect for the war-dead seems a sad symptom of our ever-widening distance from the ways of our ancestors.