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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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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
- Apr 25, 2019
- 2 min
No, Bernie, Voting Is Not an Inalienable Right
Earlier this week, at a CNN Town Hall event, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders opined that criminals serving prison sentences should...
Norman Young
- Mar 7, 2019
- 3 min
We Could All Use a Little Less Tolerance
Are Liberals more tolerant than Conservatives? Or is it the other way around? Are rural Trump-supporters more tolerant than Democratic...
Norman Young
- Jan 14, 2019
- 3 min
David French Misdiagnoses Masculinity
David French thinks he understands masculinity. Yesterday, in a piece on the Atlantic, French described himself and the rest of the...
Norman Young
- Jan 12, 2019
- 3 min
Marxist Puppets on the Radical Right
1 minute, 30 seconds. That is approximately the amount of time it takes before Hitler is mentioned during a conversation with anyone on...
Norman Young
- Jan 8, 2019
- 5 min
3 Reasons Carlson Is Right and Shapiro Is Wrong
On his podcast, yesterday, conservative pundit Ben Shapiro took aim at a rival conservative pundit Tucker Carlson. Ben claimed that...
Norman Young
- Dec 18, 2018
- 3 min
The Corpse of Neoconservatism Is Buried
Over a month ago, I predicted in this space that the end of the neoconservative Never-Trump movement was near. Last Friday, The Weekly...
Norman Young
- Oct 29, 2018
- 2 min
Should Secular Gov't Show Christian Virtue?
Left-leaning politicians and pundits tend to be squeamish about the Bible. Whenever a right-wing opponent appeals to the Bible as a moral...
Norman Young
- Oct 6, 2018
- 2 min
When Politics Becomes Pascal's Wager
The Senate is moving forward. In just a few hours, Senators will decide whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court...
Norman Young
- Aug 31, 2018
- 3 min
The Conservative's Guide to Socialism
Political words are notoriously slippery. The project of defining them can sometimes feel like stapling Jello to the wall. This is...
Norman Young
- Aug 28, 2018
- 2 min
Social Media Tribalism - Who's at Fault?
Today, Donald Trump joined the chorus of conservatives who complain about their mistreatment by Big Tech and social media...
Norman Young
- May 27, 2018
- 7 min
Look to the Lobster? - An Analysis of Jordan Peterson's Moral Advice
In Proverbs 6:6-8, the wise King Solomon exhorts his listeners to go to the ant and consider its ways. In the first chapter of 12 Rules...
Norman Young
- May 6, 2018
- 6 min
Peterson vs. Petersonism
North America's Most Popular Clinical Psychologist Is Better Than His Own Philosophy Peterson's Project For Jordan Peterson, truths about...
Norman Young
- Oct 19, 2017
- 5 min
How the Alt-Right Makes Converts
White Nationalism is national news once again, as Richard Spencer speaks at the University of Florida. This is his first campus event...
“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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