American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Struggle Against the Gods
Because of my legal work on behalf of groups persecuted by the Chinese government, I have been…
Going Benedict, Orthodox Jewish Style
In Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, characters “go Galt” by disappearing into a valley, Galt’s Gulch, when society…
Rivers Declared to Be “Persons”
We live in truly surreal times. In an age when all human beings still do not have…
Looking for Some Health Care Heroes
The attempt by the mismatched team of Donald Trump and Paul Ryan to repeal Obamacare has failed.…
God’s Image, Man’s Crimes
Yesterday I discussed parts of Shane Claiborne’s Biblical arguments in Executing Grace in favor of abolishing the…
Death Penalties and the Divine
In Executing Grace: How the Death Penalty Killed Jesus and Why It’s Killing Us, Shane Claiborne argues…
Supreme Incoherence: Transgender Ideology and the End of Law
In The Trouble with Principle, Stanley Fish recites an observation that John Milton included in his Areopagitica:…
Can We Talk?
So much of the Bible, and thus so much of the Bible’s theology, takes place through conversations.…
The Benedict Option and the Way of Exchange
Surely there has never been a richer and more deeply faithful model of Christian faith and practice…
In Praise of the “New Alarmism”
Let’s start with two simple facts. All of us have limited time. Most of us have limited…
Your “Wellness” or Your Freedom
Promoting wellness is becoming a means for government and big business to exercise control over our lives.…
The Agony of Paul Ryan
House Speaker Paul Ryan is a good guy in a bad situation. What’s worse, it is Ryan’s…
Persuasive Disciples, Not Anarchic Disrupters
We are living through a dangerous moment in our national life, of an intensity and potential for…
How Many Foreigners Is an American Worth?
How do, or how should, Christian Americans answer the question of the moment: “Does the welfare of…
Generation Z: Desperate for Rules
I recently attended a meeting that many would consider anachronistic: Standards Night, an annual gathering for Mormon…
