The difference between an ‘originalist’ judge and a ‘living Constitution’ judge is significant. Conservatives laud the first (sometimes) and damn the second; liberals damn the first and (sometimes) laud the second. Delaney approaches the question of judicial philosophy more circumspectly
I watched a ten second clip in which a man was killed. Charlie Kirk opened his mouth to speak; the side of his neck exploded outwards; he fell to the ground. Some time later, he died, despite all efforts to
This is a semi-review of Stephen Wolfe’s controversial book The Case for Christian Nationalism, a review I wrote some time ago for a different venue, shortly after finishing the book. Having shifted the focus of this blog to include political
There’s been some buzz of late vis a vis the American national debt. Fiscal conservatives, including some brands of libertarians, are all against expanding it. Most people will admit to being less than ecstatic over enlarging the debt, even though
The problem of the world is that it doesn’t cultivate righteousness. Modern society is, as I laid out last week, hostile to God, hostile therefore to healthy relationships between men. This isn’t unusual, historically, but it still means we need
It is the long-fostered ambition of mankind to find the ultimate principle by which he may bring the right order to the world, the principle by which he may order reality to his own benefit. This is the essence of
This is Part Two of a series (I, II) on the origination of fascism and communism within liberalism. Last week we considered the nature of philosophical-intellectual lineages, introduced the two liberalisms, and defined fascism and communism. We pick up this
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
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
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