I remember reading an article about societal reformation, and the clear process of how nations descend into totalitarianism. The underlying principle below is that there…
Today on Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviewed author and historian Eric Foner, who is promoting his new book Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and…
The Evangelical Underground has a nice short post on separation of church and state called Shall Make No LAW. Nice reminder of the obtuseness of…
The Narrow has a long, post, with references, which argues from a non-biblical point of view why we should oppose gay marriage. He makes some…
So, in researching biblical principles of government, I came up on this page, which had the following list of "biblical" principles: 1. Separation of church…
With the release of a letter by al-Zawahri, al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader, new questions should be asked of those advocating an immediate pull-out from Iraq.…
Marvin Olasky, Professor at UT Austin, author of many articles and books, coined the term Compassionate Conservativism in his book of the same name. In…
George Bush gave an excellent speech today about terrorism. I’m sure his detractors will accuse him of trying to change the subject from some supposed…
There have been many things recently in the news about the US military and torture. Maybe it shouldn’t be, but torture is a conflicting issue…
Well, I think the Southern Baptists (along w/ the Salvation Army) got it right again by refusing federal recompense for their relief work after Katrina. …
Today on one of my favorite alternate news sources, the 700 Club w/ Pat Robertson, Steve Forbes pimped his new book Flat Tax Revolution: Using…
Have you ever been on the losing side of a cultural debate? What do you do when your own intellect seems to be tapped? You…
You want a George W. Bush criticism from someone on the right? Go read Michelle Malkin’s take down of another pathetic Bush appointment.
I just found a great First Things article from 2003 discussing the faith of the founders. It has this great quote, discussing how the founders…
Depends whom you ask. I consider myself a "compassionate conservative", but not far right. But on the issues below, here’s my stances: Homosexuality – morally…
What if I said one of the most widely read political bloggers was talking about someone he disagreed with politically and he brought up a…
Today I found a fascinating interview with Jacob Needleman, the philosopher. This interview is about his book The American Soul : Rediscovering the Wisdom of…
Bryanm over at The Narrow has a nice post on Progressive Xianity, i.e. liberal Xianity. He mentioned the Issues page of the CAFP, which I…
The Prickly Pear has an eloquent article on why the conservative right is not worthy of the labels "extremist" or "theocratic." I wish I had…
The following quote sums up one of the best arguments made for changing the filibuster rule: This Congress is not obliged to be bound by…
What’s new about that? Unfortunately not much. As the filibuster debate reaches a climax, most Americans are yawning according to Christian Science Monitor.
First Things, the premier quarterly journal of Judeo-Christian political thought, has an excellent article (from 1996, but still totally relevant) on what’s wrong with conservative…
Today’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross features two interviews from opposite sides of this issue (audio should be posted by 3PM EST). The first half…
When I was in elementary school, I was a good kid. I listened in class. I did my homework. The teachers liked having me in…