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Libertarians Legislate their Morality
Libertarians often criticize conservatives for legislating morality. These libertarians claim they merely protect individual rights...
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Anthony Leonardi
- Jun 15, 2021
- 4 min
Institutions are Upstream of Culture
Culture is shaped by what a society chooses to value most dearly, and those values in America emerge from an institution.
Anthony Leonardi and Norman Young
- Mar 14, 2021
- 3 min
Based or Cringe? A Clubhouse Group Takes On David French
“David French, based or cringe?” That is the question. It was the question first posed by a small group of Trump-friendly conservatives...
Think Outside Politics
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
John Piper and the Evangelical Vote
Evangelical pastor John Piper recently joined the ranks of many "woke" Christians who cannot bring themselves, in good conscience, to...
Nathan
- Sep 12, 2020
- 2 min
Reviving American Education
Conservatives are losing the war over the American mind. Although conservatives have won many elections in recent decades, younger...
Think Outside Politics
- Jul 21, 2020
- 1 min
American Symbols Matter
Symbolism moves the masses. The hard-Left knows this, which is why Antifa has made it part of their mission to remove historic monuments...
Nathan
- Jul 10, 2020
- 4 min
Mere Conservatism
During World War II, C. S. Lewis gave a series of lectures about the essential doctrines of Christianity that united Christians. These...
Norman Young
- May 30, 2020
- 3 min
America's New Racism is Metropolitan
When did Karens become more racist than Rednecks? Conventional wisdom used to insist that Americans who live in densely-populated cities...
Think Outside Politics
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Media Narratives
An angry Twitter-mob formed around footage posted online by the McMichael family's attorney showing the last few minutes of Ahmaud...
Think Outside Politics
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
Planet of the Boomers
Some baby boomers can't seem to let go of their environmentalist religion, no matter how many times their religion fails them. Michael...
Think Outside Politics
- Mar 25, 2020
- 1 min
Exploring Another Kingdom
Andrew Klavan is one of the preeminent living thriller writers. But, in Another Kingdom, he shifts gears into allegorical fantasy to...
Think Outside Politics
- Dec 25, 2019
- 1 min
Why We War over Christmas
For centuries, Christians have found Christmas to be a controversial subject. Should we celebrate? Should celebrations include pagan...
Think Outside Politics
- Dec 24, 2019
- 1 min
The Meaning of 'Frozen II'
One of most popular Disney princess movies broke the mold by raising familial love above romantic love. Now, a sequel expounds on the...
Think Outside Politics
- Nov 18, 2019
- 1 min
The Theological Import of Kanye West
With the release of his latest album, "Jesus Is King," Kanye West got the world buzzing about his conversion to Christianity. By singing...
Norman Young
- Oct 18, 2019
- 2 min
Why Our Schools Suck
Tasking public institutions with multiple objectives causes confusion. Take the Federal Reserve, for instance. Politicians treat it as...
“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts. The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments. By starving the sensibility of our pupils we only make them easier prey to the propagandist when he comes. For famished nature will be avenged and a hard heart is no infallible protection against a soft head.”
C. S. Lewis
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