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Healthcare and the Rule of Law - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Finally, the healthcare debate—at least one part of the debate—is being argued appropriately: around First Principles. The manner in which the Obama Administration is wishing to deliver on a campaign promise is startling. No less than bypassing standard procedure and […]

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Fear and Greatness: Why American Citizens Should Worry That the Terror of Terrorism Has Such Little Effect on the Behaviors and Beliefs of Men

Fear and Greatness: Why American Citizens Should Worry That the Terror of Terrorism Has Such Little Effect on the Behaviors and Beliefs of Men

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Old and Relevant: Leviathan

Old and Relevant: Leviathan

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Old and Relevant: Plato's Anthropological Principle - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Perhaps the most famous dialogue penned by Plato is his far-reaching Republic.  In this work he addresses the popular philosophy of his day—a philosophy that was promulgated by a group of teachers known to us as Sophists.  The Sophists were […]

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Summer in the City? - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’m from a small town.  My life began in Southern California suburbs and as I grew older, my family moved further and further from city life every chance we had, until we finally settled in the antithesis of a booming […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Romney Reinventing Himself....Again - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

2012 is a long ways away, but that hasn’t stopped speculators from gaming the Presidential race on the Republican side, where there is no definitive frontrunner.  Partly what makes the Republican party so intriguing these days is the lack of […]

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Old and Relevant: Augustine's City of God

Old and Relevant: Augustine's City of God

Andrew WalkerPolitics

Henry was Right, but so was Kuyper

Henry was Right, but so was Kuyper

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The Subtle Promotion of Death

The Subtle Promotion of Death

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

The Politics of Speech: Why Obama Should Be Quiet(er) - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The Front Porchers sounded an odd note today in Susan McWilliams’ argument that Barack Obama’s failures to govern indicate that he should talk more, not less, to the American people. I say ‘odd’ because by any objective standard, Obama talked […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

The Meaning of Scott Brown

The Meaning of Scott Brown

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Making Friends with Stanley Fish: Hunter Baker's The End of Secularism

Making Friends with Stanley Fish: Hunter Baker's The End of Secularism