Evangelicals In Today’s America
In the wake of Donald Trump’s dramatic political comeback and return to the White House, it’s hard not to notice a “vibe” shift in the country. Tech CEOs, once fearful of an alliance with Republicans, have marched down to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump. Democrats, who once called him an enemy of democracy, now signal a new openness to […]
Peggy Noonan’s Revolution
I was a day shy of my eighth birthday when the reassuring words of President Reagan crackled over my family’s radio. Like all Americans, we were traumatized by the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, which carried, among her passengers, 38-year-old social studies teacher Christy McAuliffe. We had followed her story in the newspapers and […]
The Republican Trifecta Should Focus on Pro-Family Policy
Donald Trump’s return to office will unfold in a post-Dobbs policy landscape. With a Republican trifecta, conservatives have a unique opportunity to define what pro-family and pro-life governance truly means. During the vice presidential debate, Senator JD Vance emphasized that when it comes to abortion, the Republican Party must earn “the American people’s trust back.” A crucial […]
Natural Law in a Pluralistic Age
In the previous election, the victorious party campaigned on a message of “common sense.” The opposing party used similar language. Political observers can judge whether the program on offer was either common or sense, but the use of this term has become increasingly common in the public square, whether it comes to immigration policy, transgender men […]
MrBeast Gets Married
The most popular YouTube creator in the world, MrBeast, is getting married. The content creator, whose real name is James “Jimmy” Donaldson, proposed to his girlfriend, South African influencer Thea Boysen, over Christmas. Donaldson not only has nearly 350 million YouTube subscribers—the most in the world—but also has his own line of food products, Feastables. He recently signed a […]
The Resilient Faith of the Ukrainian Church
Shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, Pastor Dmitry of the Word of Life Church in Melitopol, a city in southeastern Ukraine, woke up to Russian military SUVs parked outside his house. Soldiers rushed in and seized his computers, interrogated his family, and arrested him. They accused him of being a spy and held […]
Remembering Ronald Reagan’s 1984 Electoral Triumph
He was an aging incumbent president who had just been drubbed in the midterms by the opposing party. The country was combating inflation and facing interest-rate hikes. His popularity, dipping into the 30s the year before his campaign for a second term, made a lot of his political handlers nervous about his reelection. And in his first debate with his opponent, a populist former […]
A Courageous Choice By An Accidental President
Fifty years ago, America was riveted by a controversial pardon. But unlike President Joe Biden’s self-serving exoneration of his son Hunter Biden, this pardon actually served the nation. It was a decision made by an accidental chief executive. Gerald Ford never wanted to be president. He aspired, instead, to be speaker of the House and was working […]
5 Postures For the Post-Election Season
Pundits and pollsters say this election may be one of the closest elections in American history. It’s good and healthy that Christians are engaging as they seek to help shape the policies that affect the flourishing our neighbors. But what should our posture be as the people of God when it’s all over? How do […]
Democracy For Thee and Not For Me
In the wake of the series of rulings handed down by the Supreme Court in recent years, including decisions on religious liberty, affirmative action, abortion, presidential immunity, and student loans, Democrats and many in the media have renewed their push for “court reform.” The language being deployed by many is that the originalist Supreme Court majority is […]