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Jake MeadorPolitical TheoryCurrent Politics

Challenges to Liberalism in the Post-Trump Era

Key stressors pressing the American Right and Left have pushed both blocs into complex and frequently hostile relationships to political liberalism.

Matthew LoftusHealth & MedicineCurrent Politics

How to Think About Using Government Funds for Christian Charity

The church has traditionally been neither statist nor libertarian in its understanding of how to use public funds for purposes of Christian charity.

Jake MeadorCurrent Politics

Totalitarianism in the Shadow of Decadence

The events in the Oval Office last Friday concern more than the fate of the Ukrainian nation; they concern the character of the American nation as well.

Vika PecherskyCurrent PoliticsEvangelism

Lessons from Post-Soviet Russia for American Christians

The experience of societal tension and brief religious openness in post-Soviet Russia should have a chastening effect on those hailing the 'vibe shift.'

Chris MartinTechnologyCurrent Politics

The Sins of TikTok Are Not Unique to TikTok

The argument for banning TikTok is clear enough. What is unclear is why those arguments don't apply to some American-owned apps.

Myles WerntzPolitical TheoryCurrent Politics

Why You Shouldn't Burn It All Down

Discontent with technology is a thorny briar patch with weird friends. We ask questions about what is to be done, if blowing it all up isn’t an option.

Tyler HummelCurrent Politics

Last of the Middlebrow Protestants

Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush represent a failed form of American Protestantism, but one that sought to reckon seriously with personal faith.

Wyatt GrahamInstitutionsBibleCurrent Politics

Best Of 2024: Institution Building Requires Virtue

Any institution worth building must be founded on virtue.

Nadya WilliamsCurrent Politics

The After Virtue Cabinet

Recovering the notion that 'moral turpitude' disqualifies one from public office would go some way toward restoring the integrity of our political system.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalismCurrent Politics

The Doug Election and America After the Great Dechurching

The Doug election is a fascinating reset of America's socio-political context and offers exciting possibilities to politically marginal evangelicals.

Matt MartensCurrent Politics

The Problem of Voting for Candidates Who Promise to do Evil

If it is wrong to vote for candidates who promise to work for evil ends once in office, what options remain for Christians in the 2024 presidential race?

Jake MeadorPolitical TheologyCurrent Politics

Reading Benedict XVI Eight Days Before an Election

Benedict XVI's treatment of liberation theology, first written in 1984, remains deeply relevant to us today.