Should Pastors Be Political?

by Ben C. Dunson

There are many confusing claims and counterclaims about whether pastors should be involved in politics. Continue Reading »

26 Aug 2022 0

Put Down the Woke Man's Burden

by James Hankins

A leader needs the ability to champion an institution’s goals in reasonable, moral terms that can win approbation from both subordinates and outsiders. Bad conduct, incompetent speech, neglect of institutional goods, pursuit of private or factional interests—all of that dishonors and dispirits the whole enterprise. Continue Reading »

25 Aug 2022 0

Wars and Choices

by George Weigel

The choice Ukrainians have made—the choice to defend their nationhood and their democracy—poses choices for the rest of the world. Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2022 0

The Waste Land at 100

by Jason M. Baxter

The best place to read T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land—in order to commemorate its one hundredth anniversary this year—is the airport. Continue Reading »

23 Aug 2022 0

Europe Was Born in Pilgrimage

by Itxu Díaz

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in Spain, is receiving record numbers of pilgrims this year. Continue Reading »

22 Aug 2022 0

Against National Conservatism

by Peter J. Leithart

As critics have pointed out, the NatCon statement ignores the universal ethical and political vision at the foundation of Western civilization. Continue Reading »

19 Aug 2022 0

Prone to Wander

by Dustin Messer

While the plight of man is to wander, the mission of God is to place. Yes, the Israelites are sinful and deserve no home, but God is merciful and eager to pursue them. Continue Reading »

19 Aug 2022 0

Salman Rushdie and the Social Media Fatwa

by Carl R. Trueman

The desire to paralyze public discourse by threats, nastiness, and all-round verbal thuggery is the preferred approach of radicals of all shades of opinion on social media, be it Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Continue Reading »

18 Aug 2022 0

What Vin Scully Taught Me

by Jesse Cone

Vin showed us, in the scaled-down cosmos of the baseball field, what it means to be an excellent practitioner of the art of baseball—and thereby, helped us understand something between the foul lines that we couldn’t see in our tabloids and tablets: virtue.  Continue Reading »

18 Aug 2022 0

“Matthew 25 Catholics”?

by George Weigel

The implication of declaring oneself a “Matthew 25 Catholic” is that supporting a broad range of social services for the poor and needy, welcoming the immigrant, and ticking all the other boxes on the Biden/Pelosi Democrats’ domestic policy agenda constitutes a moral “get out of jail free” card that can be played, first with the electorate, and then, presumably, with the Lord. Continue Reading »

17 Aug 2022 0