John Mark Reynolds

Frank Turk suggested the Roman model for government . . . and there is much to be said in favor of Rome.  With the Founding Fathers of this Republic, true patriots should model our governance more on Cicero or the Republic than on Nero or the Empire!Here is Cicero on torture:Cicero on . . . . Continue Reading »

Traditional Christians oppose torture based on their understanding of Divine Revelation and centuries of experience learning the corrosive effects torture has on the society that justifies its use. Traditional conservatives should oppose torture because giving the government power to torture is . . . . Continue Reading »

Things are hard and the message of Advent, the days before Christmas, is not to cheer up, but to look up. The redemption of all people is coming, but it is coming on God’s timing.That frustrates me and I suspect I am not the only one. We want help when we think we need it, but God insists on . . . . Continue Reading »

The Community School is post-post-modern and the chief “friend” (the Community School term for the head) Laura is fighting with a new student Colleen about Christmas. Colleen is aided by Brownies . . . and the result is the end of chaos. You can start this show here.Here at last are the . . . . Continue Reading »

Mr. Ben Nelson is a jolly old United States Senator for Nebraska. He was fighting for principle in opposing abortion funding in the health care reform moving through Congress.Now he is backing health care reform without the language he originally demanded.It would be easy to caricature Senator . . . . Continue Reading »

We reach the last act of Brownies for Christmas a radio play for Christmas. The Community School is post-post-modern and the chief “friend” (the Community School term for the head) Laura is fighting with a new student Colleen about Christmas. Colleen is aided by Brownies . . . and the . . . . Continue Reading »

The Romans built roads, the Greeks did philosophy, Americans don’t sleep much.Consuming worthwhile entertainment alone is a full time job: Netflix is calling me to watch the complete Shakespeare now. Add to that the temptation of the guilty pleasures of the new Dr. Who (the best new series of . . . . Continue Reading »

We near the end of the adventures of Laura, head of the ultra-progressive Community School, and Colleen, a Baptist accidentally enrolled there. The Brownies and the Anti-Brownie prepare to battle for the soul of Laura.Start listening to this holiday radio program here.Episode 13The Brownies discuss . . . . Continue Reading »

Start listening to this holiday radio program  here.The pace quickens as the Brownies try to save a radical school and its lonely headmistress from Christmas hatred and bring liberty instead of mere equality . . . and the Anti-Brownie arrives to spoil it all.Episode 10The Anti-Brownie arrives . . . . Continue Reading »

The older I get the lonelier I get at Christmas.All my grandparents are gone now, so I will not eat Granny’s pie, see Nana’s Christmas play, or hear either Papaw tell a story. Aunt Karen will not help me direct this years play and Uncle Roddy will not make me laugh, because they have . . . . Continue Reading »