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Brewer EberlyFeatured

Reforming Virtue Ethics | Mere Orthodoxy

Reformed Christians should have no difficulty with learning from and using concepts traditionally associated with virtue ethics.

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEconomics

"Uncontrolled liberalism, in other words, prepares the grounds for its own demise." - Doctors Without Boredom

There are some very sharp insights in this interview with Pankaj Mishra in the LA Review of Books: “Liberal modernity,” you’ve argued, “has prepared the ground for its destruction” by unleashing forces that are “uncontrollable.” Have these forces contributed to […]

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEconomics

"Uncontrolled liberalism, in other words, prepares the grounds for its own demise." - Doctors Without Boredom

There are some very sharp insights in this interview with Pankaj Mishra in the LA Review of Books: “Liberal modernity,” you’ve argued, “has prepared the ground for its destruction” by unleashing forces that are “uncontrollable.” Have these forces contributed to […]

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomics

"economics of meaning" - Doctors Without Boredom

Shadi Hamid has a very interesting essay in American Affairs Journal about the possibilities of left populism and the “economics of meaning”: It might be tempting to say that Left populists simply need a “hero”; the Left, unlike the Right, […]

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomics

"economics of meaning" - Doctors Without Boredom

Shadi Hamid has a very interesting essay in American Affairs Journal about the possibilities of left populism and the “economics of meaning”: It might be tempting to say that Left populists simply need a “hero”; the Left, unlike the Right, […]

Guest WriterFeatured

The Prophet of Unbelief: T. S. Eliot's Forgotten Predecessor

Though he wrote nearly 100 years before him, the 19th century poet Arthur Clough shows many of the same traits we associate with T. S. Eliot.

Matthew LoftusEconomics

what Amazon got out of the HQ2 search - Doctors Without Boredom

Amazon got more than just some tax breaks in its HQ2 search: But arguably even more concerning than deepening regional inequality and the possibility of Bezos becoming the landlord of the nation’s capital is the fact that few cities will […]

Matthew LoftusEconomics

what Amazon got out of the HQ2 search - Doctors Without Boredom

Amazon got more than just some tax breaks in its HQ2 search: But arguably even more concerning than deepening regional inequality and the possibility of Bezos becoming the landlord of the nation’s capital is the fact that few cities will […]

Susannah Black and Jake MeadorFeatured

Forthcoming Special Edition Bibles from a Major Christian Publisher

It is already established that some major publishers will release very trivial special edition Bibles. Here are some further ideas for future releases.

Joshua HeavinBibleFeatured

The Danger of Neglecting the Old Testament | Mere Orthodoxy

American evangelicals frequently ignore or even dismiss the Old Testament. This is a grave mistake with serious theological and moral consequences.

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

migration and American identity - Doctors Without Boredom

Luma Simms has two very interesting pieces interacting with Reihan Salam’s new book Melting Pot or Civil War? One is at Public Discourse and the other is at Law and Liberty: From the first piece: Immigration, work migration, the flight […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics

migration and American identity - Doctors Without Boredom

Luma Simms has two very interesting pieces interacting with Reihan Salam’s new book Melting Pot or Civil War? One is at Public Discourse and the other is at Law and Liberty: From the first piece: Immigration, work migration, the flight […]