The ongoing uproar after the election of Donald Trump led the sociologist James Davison Hunter to reflect in a fresh way on the engines driving political conflict and social division. Back in the early 1990s, he popularized the phrase “culture war,” the now-indispensable term to describe the . . . . Continue Reading »
On a clear June day in 2017, two million people lined the route of the New York Pride Parade to cheer as floats sponsored by Deutsche Telekom, Nissan, Facebook, and Toronto-Dominion Bank went by. Marchers wearing #Resistance T-shirts led the way, followed by ranks of New York’s Finest marching . . . . Continue Reading »
For Augustine, love is the most basic appetite of the soul. Continue Reading »
Everybody has a master, I suppose. Continue Reading »
The argument that most of the Court was willing to settle on in defense of Jack Phillips was a massive moral irrelevance. Continue Reading »
In today’s anti-discrimination battles, the great and the good bring their power to bear on the little people who haven’t gotten the progressive memo. Continue Reading »
The demise of Philadelphia DHS’s foster care contracting arises from a desire to purge dissenters and purify the state. Continue Reading »
Catholics, Evangelical Christians, and pro-family organizations have a common adversary, one that is virulent and relentless. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a powerful progressive advocacy group that says its primary mission is to fight hatred, teach tolerance, and seek justice. Despite . . . . Continue Reading »
Our first reaction is a benumbed sadness. Seventeen dead in a Florida school, shot by a disturbed young man. Then we search for explanations. The killer suffers from mental illness. Like so many others, he is from a broken home. Guns are too readily available. The media frenzy makes the shooter into . . . . Continue Reading »
Like the rest of the “LGBT” phenomenon, the transgender movement has become thoroughly politicized, even weaponized. Continue Reading »
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