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Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

A Quick Debate Wrap-Up

A Quick Debate Wrap-Up

Matthew Lee Anderson

Pessimism at Any Cost, Redux: Teenage Pregnancies are Rising - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

A few weeks ago, I questioned whether conservatives have reasonable grounds to be optimistic about teenagers’ sexual mores. My thoughts were in response to an article by Peter Wehner and Yuval Levin, which argued that the social indicatores point toward […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Evangelicals: Romney is a Mormon?

Evangelicals: Romney is a Mormon?

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Neuhaus on Political Bigotry

Neuhaus on Political Bigotry

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Political News and Notes from the Weekend

Political News and Notes from the Weekend

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Questioning Coontz's History: Michael Fragoso on the History of Marriage

Questioning Coontz's History: Michael Fragoso on the History of Marriage

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Democrats Fear Huckabee the Most - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

When I first highlighted Daily Kos’s repeated claims that they feared Mike Huckabee more than any of the other candidates, some people (in private conversations) dismissed the claims that Kos was attempting to game the elections by supporting the only […]

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Recapping the Romney Speech (Updated) - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Let’s be clear about one thing: Mitt Romney gave an excellent speech. It was well written and, for the first time that I have seen, decently well-delivered–particularly at the end. You can read the whole thing here. Philosophically, I have […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

On the Eve of the Speech, Some Reflections on Faith and Politics

On the Eve of the Speech, Some Reflections on Faith and Politics

Keith E. BuhlerEducation

Book Memed, Too!

Book Memed, Too!

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Bridging the Divide: Christian Volunteering - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Ideas or action? The divide goes back millenia.  Aristotle and Plato promoted the life of contemplation–theoria–as superior to the life of action–praxis. It is a tension which Christianity has never been able to escape. In the last twelve months, I […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Post-Modern Politics and Romney's Decision to Give "The Speech"

Post-Modern Politics and Romney's Decision to Give "The Speech"