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Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Notes toward the Conservative Renewal: Gerson and Wehner

Notes toward the Conservative Renewal: Gerson and Wehner

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Killing--Literally--the Sacred Young Evangelical Cows

Killing--Literally--the Sacred Young Evangelical Cows

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

On the Premature Judgment of Sarah Palin - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

There are few decisions or events in our media saturated era that happen without the requisite context to pass a reasonable judgment.  And judgement–in a non-pejorative sense–is precisely what political punditry offers the political process.  The ability to assess information, […]

TexPolitics

The Politics of Nice

The Politics of Nice

Keith E. BuhlerPolitics

First Black President (redux)

First Black President (redux)

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Our President Elect, and My Hopes for a Cheerful Conservatism - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Tonight, the American people spoke and elected Barack Obama as their–as our–President.  It is a historic decision, and one that will doubtlessly be scrutinized relentlessly.  Barack Obama has run a masterful campaign–perhaps one of the most effective campaigns in history–and […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

A Final Reflection on the Vote

A Final Reflection on the Vote

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

A Few Questions Before the Election

A Few Questions Before the Election

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Political Miscellany a Week Before the Election

Political Miscellany a Week Before the Election

TexPolitics

Palin-mania, Texas-style

Palin-mania, Texas-style

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Precisely Right: Douthat on Sarah Palin - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

I’ve been wondering what to say about this whole Sarah Palin hubub.  Ross Douthat’s (humorous) take suffices: Judging by my email, a number of readers seem to be under the impression that what we’ve been witnessing in the media and […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Against Values Voters: Reservations about Social Conservatives' New Name - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

In September of 2006, Family Research Council Action hosted the first “Values Voter Summit.”  In 2007, it had 2500 attendees and launched Mike Huckabee’s campaign into the national spotlight.  It was influential enough to momentarily quell talk of the declining […]