American Politics
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Title IX Trouble for Fuller Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary is facing a Title IX lawsuit from a former student, whom Fuller had expelled…
Gay Rights and the Civil Rights Act
The Wall Street Journal gets things exactly wrong in a recent editorial about two important cases before…
The Poets’ Favorite Season
One day in 1956, a poet was sitting at his desk, thinking back eighteen years. On an…
Chick-fil-A Chickens Out
For years, Chick-fil-A has been a useful case study for fusionists and libertarian-minded social conservatives. The company…
The Armenian Genocide Today
Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution formally recognizing the Armenian Genocide of 1915.…
Why Did the Wall Fall, 30 Years Ago?
November 9 marked the 30th anniversary of the peaceful breach of the Berlin Wall—the symbolic high point…
Joker and Our Crisis of Solidarity
This week, Joker surpassed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, making it the most commercially successful R-rated…
Promise and Peril for Pro-Life Democrats
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, just won reelection in a state President Trump won by…
Why John Bel Edwards Wins
Given our nation’s polarized abortion politics, it is hard to believe that a governor who dramatically expanded…
Infant Baptism and the Logic of Liberalism
My family goes to a lot of baptisms these days. With several of our Catholic friends raising…
Defining “Evangelical”
Who Is an Evangelical?: The History of a Movement in Crisisby thomas s. kiddyale, 200 pages, $26…
New Troubles for Ireland?
The year is 2022. Trump is in his second term. The second incarnation of his administration is…
Canada Divided Against Itself
When the separatist Parti Québécois first came to power in Québec more than four decades ago, the…
Demon Screens
Here is how bad reading in America has become. According to the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress results,…
The New Party of the Rich
In November 2018 the Democratic party reclaimed control of the House of Representatives, thanks to strong gains…