The Rise of the Rust Belt and the Need for Realignment
If a political party aspires to survive, it must consistently align itself with the positions and values of a voting population large enough to secure electoral victory. When the positions and values...
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The Metaphysics of American Foreign Policy
*The following article is a discussion of Walter McDougall, The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy: How America’s Civil Religion Betrayed the National Interest (Yale University Press, 2016)* Since 1992,...
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Martyr, Prophet, Statesman: Developing A Proper Understanding of Christian...
July 4 is one of the most iconic holidays in America. Marked by festivities such as barbecues, baseball, and fireworks, it is a holiday where individuals celebrate their identity and freedoms as...
View ArticleThe Southern Baptist Convention and the Alt-Right: The Need for a More...
Two weeks ago—after a surprising amount of drama—the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) passed a resolution condemning the Alt-right. This proposal was met with applause and joy from the minority...
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How Can We Learn to Hope Again?
November 4, 2008. Cheers flooded the streets of Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Los Angeles. People danced in the streets as Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States. Few...
View ArticleRules and Standards in the Kingdom of God
Most professions seem to have a best-kept secret, a mindblowing paradigm that few outsiders know. Law is no different: lawyers articulate the problem of rules and standards, a dilemma which leads to...
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Nimble With Belief: Reconciling the Sacramental and Dialectical Imagination
In his essay “Transpositions,” C.S. Lewis told an allegorical fable about a woman thrown into a dungeon. There, she gives birth to a boy who grows up having never seen the beautiful outer world. The...
View ArticleRussia: Resurgence or Ruin?
The question of Russian ambitions is never far removed from the minds of Western leaders. In the early months of the Second World War, Winston Churchill famously remarked, “I cannot forecast to you the...
View ArticleBye-Bye Bivens? SCOTUS and the Future of Constitutional Damages
By now, the Supreme Court headlines have slowed down for the summer. After bringing on a new Justice in April, the 2016-2017 Supreme Court decided cases on racially sensitive band names, the death...
View ArticleThe Babel in Our Discourse: Where Politics Really Happens
American discourse has reached levels of angst unusual even for us. Conservatives and liberals alike speak in dramatic, even apocalyptic, terms. And the Christian community is no exception. While a...
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“Deus Vult,” eh, Dr. Jeffress?
“God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong Un.” This, the latest promulgation of megachurch Pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress, comes as an implicit endorsement of the President’s warning that “North...
View ArticleThe Rise of the Rust Belt and the Need for Realignment
If a political party aspires to survive, it must consistently align itself with the positions and values of a voting population large enough to secure electoral victory. When the positions and values...
View ArticleDunkirk, The Darkest Hour, and Reclaiming Moral Courage
Recently, I had the privilege of seeing the film The Darkest Hour. My expectations were surpassed as Gary Oldman’s Churchill owned the screen and skillfully conveyed the tenacity of “The British...
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