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Guest WriterFeaturedCurrent Politics

Do Evangelicals Actually Want an Originalist on the Supreme Court?

Evangelicals have praised Judge Gorsuch's originalism. But their actions suggest they don't actually want an originalist on the nation's highest court.

Alastair RobertsFeaturedCollege and University

Freeing Speech: Free Speech, Milo, and the University

A peculiar and noteworthy feature of our cultural conversations around the subject of free speech is their narrow focus upon the non-proscription of expression. If we were to employ Isaiah Berlin’s taxonomy, we could say that these conversations have framed […]

Matthew LoftusCulture

Is the Benedict Option a "Safe Space"?

LGBT issues are pretty triggering for Christians. How do we deal with threats to religious liberty without giving in to hyperbole?

Jake MeadorFeaturedEvangelicalism

The Benedict Option and Its Reviewers

The early reviews of Rod Dreher's "The Benedict Option" have tacitly explained why the idea began to catch on in the first place.

Guest WriterFeaturedEducation

Progressives, Harry Potter, and Little Platoons

Part of the reasons progressives love Harry Potter is that it offers the allure of ancient ritual without the rigorous demand of dogma.

Matthew Lee AndersonFeatured

Mere Fidelity: The Fractured Republic, with Yuval Levin

We are thrilled to have Yuval Levin join us to discuss his important book The Fractured Republic: Renewing America’s Social Contract in an Age of Individualism. Levin is widely regarded as one of the brightest conservative thinkers working today. He helped found both […]

Guest WriterCurrent Politics

Forget Milo. Roger Scruton Can Make CPAC Great Again

If CPAC wants to help promote a renewal of American conservatism they need to ignore shock jocks like Milo and turn to thinkers like Roger Scruton instead.

Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity

Mere Fidelity: Reviving the Worship Wars

In this episode of Mere Fidelity, we decide it's time to revive the worship wars. If you like the show, please do leave us a review on iTunes.

Jake MeadorCurrent Politics

Attending to the Language: Trump and the GOP Leadership

The Trump administration has caused those kings of euphemistic language, Washington politicians, to up their game to previously unseen levels.

Charlie ClarkChurch

Reviewing Radicalism: When Reform Becomes Revolution

Charlie Clark reviews the Davenant Trust's new publication, the first volume in an ongoing series modernizing 16th century reformer Richard Hooker.

Sharon Hodde MillerFeaturedEvangelicalismFormation

Evangelicals and the Loss of Prophetic Imagination

This year has changed me. I say this in all earnestness and with no dramatic intent, but this year really has changed me. I am not the same person I was, and my calling has shifted too. It’s difficult to […]

Brad LittlejohnFeaturedCurrent Politics

Climate Change Is Political and There's Nothing Wrong With That

Donald Trump was sworn in as President at noon on Friday, January 20th. Within an hour, all references to climate change had been removed from the White House website. He has stacked key positions with outspoken climate change deniers, and […]