Ethics

AI, Human Uniqueness, and Public Policy: Why “Image of God” Still Matters in a Secular Age

As AI grows more ubiquitous, lawmakers should look to the doctrine of “imago dei” to keep public policy moored to the needs of human beings as reflections of divinity

What Makes America Exceptional? 

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

The Compromises Between Prophetic and Political Christianity

Christianity in public life finds expression through two contrasting yet complementary forms: the prophetic and the political. Both are necessary for authentic Christian witness

Is Just Statecraft Useful for Statecraft?

The intellectual formation of statesmen should focus less on theory and more on practice

The Crime of Assisted Suicide 

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has been sold as a kindness to the worst off, but in reality it is anything but compassionate

The Joker Redemption: A Critical Reappraisal

Though “Joker: Folie à Deux” was negatively received, audiences would do well to reconsider the deeply spiritual elements of the film

Star Stuff and Suicide Pods

Carl Sagan’s famed description of humans as mere “star stuff” now adorns suicide pods, as was always the logical conclusion of such thinking

Civilizational Ethics Precede National Self-Interest

Calls for America to behave more self-interestedly belie that the definition of national self-interest always depends on a nation’s conception of the Good

Machiavelli, Col. Jessup and the Leaders We Need

Col. Jessup and Machiavelli agree: sometimes, you need to stop moralizing and do what needs to be done for the sake of national self-preservation