Matthew Lee Anderson

John Mark, if the question is going to be about having fun versus not having fun, well, then it is over before it begins in earnest.  But that is a false dichotomy of your own creation, not mine or Hanson’s.   Surely what’s not at stake is the enjoyment and delight in the . . . . Continue Reading »

John Mark, I’ll take the opposite approach.   I’ve been moving in Victor Davis Hanson’s general direction the last few months, having been impeded only by my own shallow convictions, deep habits, and a reticent wife.But, for conversation’s sake, I’ll offer . . . . Continue Reading »

Allow me to pick out one common thread among the various posts today on this topic:  Dr. Moore isn’t much interested in whether he’s actually an evangelical or not, pointing out that its meaning is largely contextualized.  Frank Turk grants that some people need the label for . . . . Continue Reading »

No recent essay I have read captures the potential intrusion on natural human life by political borders better than Joshua Treviño’s recent piece for The New Ledger . It is not a policy proposal, or even a philosophical defense of any particular position on border enforcement. Instead, . . . . Continue Reading »

The editors of Patrol Magazine , an online journal for hipster evangelicals, recently offered a broadside against those evangelicals like Brett McCracken and the Southern Baptists who remain cautious about throwing off their prudish heritage and embracing the liberating and enlightened state of . . . . Continue Reading »

In the latest issue of Commentary, Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner have offered the latest volley in the ongoing war to define conservatism’s future .  While less comprehensive than the path offered by Dreher or Salam/Douthat, Gerson and Wehner offer their own distinct blend of foci as a . . . . Continue Reading »

Conservative anxieties about embracing and entering culture—by which we mostly mean Hollywood—seem to have subsided in recent years. Emboldened by film successes like The Passion of the Christ, conservatives seem to be waking up to the possibility of a Tinsletown that is more amenable to . . . . Continue Reading »

Last week, Joe Carter praised The Atlantic ’s forthcoming (mammoth) article on health care as “one of the most sensible and pragmatic articles on the health care debate you’re likely to ever read.” I couldn’t agree more. Goldhill’s analysis is even-handed and thorough. . . . . Continue Reading »

Matthew Milliner’s recent article for Public Discourse (which Micah pointed out last week) is a triumph that had me shouting ‘yes’ all the way through. As a young conservative who remains hopeful that conservatism offers something deeper than tax cuts or strong defense, I found . . . . Continue Reading »