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Charlie ClarkFeatured

Book Review: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson

Charlie Clark explains why Jordan Peterson is not the new CS Lewis we're looking for. In fact, he's the guy Lewis warned us about.

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomicsHealth & Medicine

there are reasons why poor people eat what they eat

Diet and socioeconomic status are closely linked because poverty fosters a sense of nihilism about health and the future.

Matthew LoftusCriminal Justice

how deep does the rot run?

When the police disregard the law, everyone suffers. But how deep does the corruption revealed by the Gun Trace Task Force go?

Matthew LoftusEthicsHealth & Medicine

when sex hurts

This essay from Joy Pedrow Skarka about pain and sex says some things that need to be heard: After our wedding, riding the elevator up to our hotel room, I looked into my groom’s eyes and saw excitement. We had […]

Matthew Loftus

song post: Emmylou Harris (Bob Dylan), "Every Grain of Sand"

Bob Dylan's "Every Grain of Sand"

Guest WriterFeaturedFormation

Why I Am Listening to Jordan Peterson

By David George Moore Someone last year, and I can’t recall who, recommended that I watch some of the videos on Jordan Peterson’s YouTube channel. Since my workouts include time on the treadmill, I listen to all kinds of teaching […]

Matthew LoftusEthicsHealth & Medicine

preventing child deaths in America

Thinking about how to eliminate America's child death discrepancy means asking hard questions about how we will collectively sacrifice.

Matthew LoftusHealth & Medicine

experts shooting themselves in the foot with conflicts of interest

People will always be skeptical of medical authorities. The authorities shouldn't make things worse by hiding potential conflicts of interest.

Matthew Loftus

denying admission to Christian refugees

The U.S. told persecuted Christians in Iran they could come as refugees. Now they're reneging -- and resettlement of Christian refugees is down overall.

Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalism

The Parting of Ways Amongst Younger Christians

Boomer evangelicals and Catholics bequeathed to us the legacy of ECT. But that legacy appears increasingly irrelevant in the dying days of liberalism.

Matthew Loftus

song post: Steve Taylor, "Cash Cow"

Steve Taylor's brilliant and terrifying music video for "Cash Cow", a song we need now more than ever.

Guest WriterFeaturedHistory

Book Review: The Life of Roman Republicanism by Joy Connolly

By Coyle Neal In some ways, Dr. Joy Connolly’s introduction to the formal study of Rome mirrors my own. “I began to study the republican tradition in earnest in 2001, at a time when the promise of rescue it offered—by […]