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Matthew Loftus

Matthew grew up in a family of 15 children and completed his medical training in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2015, he and his family have lived in East Africa, where he currently teaches and practices Family Medicine at a mission hospital. His work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Atlantis, and Mere Orthodoxy and his first book is forthcoming from InterVarsity Press.

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew grew up in a family of 15 children and completed his medical training in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2015, he and his family have lived in East Africa, where he currently teaches and practices Family Medicine at a mission hospital. His work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Atlantis, and Mere Orthodoxy and his first book is forthcoming from InterVarsity Press.

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomics

video killed the #1 burger joint in the country - Doctors Without Boredom

This is a really sad story that I think is ultimately about power, technology, and the way in which media shapes our understanding of ourselves and the world around us: In my office, I have a coffee mug from Stanich’s […]

Matthew LoftusCultureEconomics

video killed the #1 burger joint in the country - Doctors Without Boredom

This is a really sad story that I think is ultimately about power, technology, and the way in which media shapes our understanding of ourselves and the world around us: In my office, I have a coffee mug from Stanich’s […]

Matthew LoftusFeaturedEvangelicalism

Savage Love: A Review of Elisabeth Elliot | Mere Orthodoxy

Though not without some significant shortcomings, Elisabeth Elliot's work provides readers with a compelling picture of the all-consuming love of God.

Matthew LoftusEthics

zeal, wisdom, and John Allen Chau - Doctors Without Boredom

Zeal without wisdom can be deadly.

Matthew LoftusEthics

zeal, wisdom, and John Allen Chau - Doctors Without Boredom

Zeal without wisdom can be deadly.