I read Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism a few months ago, and the whole time I read the book, one problem with Goldberg’s position plagued me: his insistence on classical liberalism (the English version, I think, in fairness to him) as
The world of the Medieval Scholastics was shaken by a great question: nominalist, conceptualist, or realist? To many of us, these terms are strange or oddly placed. ‘Realism’ seems understandable, but what about the other two? Conceptualism and nominalism are
There is a constant refrain among conservative citizens in conservative states: “Not another bunch from California!” and “Bet they vote for the same stuff that got them in trouble back there.” Liberals from liberal states are fleeing the product of
Last week, we looked at the dichotomy between a sin’s historic fact and its moral guilt as they relate to redemption arcs. I asserted that redemption arcs are just not quite possible, in their fullness, outside of the Christian understanding,
The redemption arc is a difficult but powerful tool in the writer’s arsenal; it’s an even more difficult thing to undergo in real life, as Saul of Tarsus could no doubt tell you. See, sin exists. Because men sin and
Government has been involved in education for just a little while. In proof of this, I cite Daniel 1:3-4, which reads, “Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel… to stand in
Last week’s article went over the first three dimensions of taxation: finance, information, and ownership. We saw how tariffs can be arranged to comport to the moral requirement God gives in each area, besides addressing some practical concerns regarding finance.
Tariffs are the Big Thing right now. I, admittedly, don’t have the expertise or knowledge to critique specific policies on a data level. I don’t know what the specific effects of a specific tariff will be, nor will I make
Today we’re going to deal with two problems of direction, a false goal and a false guide to art. This is Part Three of a series (1, 2) dealing with the issues of modern writing, as I’ve observed them, a
Last week we discussed two issues common in modern writing: failure to take it seriously and disregard for realism. Today we’re continuing the topic with another issue endemic to the failures of popular media, particularly films and TV shows. We