by Jeff Straub | Sep 1, 2017 | Politics
Today the Supreme Court of Kenya over turned the recent presidential election. Read about it here. I have numerous friends there since I teach in Nairobi in the summers. Things could get dicey.
by Jeff Straub | Sep 1, 2017 | Politics
John Fea and Warren Throckmorton both weigh in on the recent statement by the American Historical Association’s statement on monument removal. In a week of “statements” this is worth considering also.
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 29, 2017 | America, Jonathan Edwards, Philosophy, Politics, Theology
Writing for The Imaginative Conservative, Gordon Arnold argues that Jonathan Edwards was a founding father of American political thought. Edwards offered a political philosophy which was simultaneously Augustinian and compatible with facets of the Enlightenment. He...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 21, 2017 | Politics
Some 4,000 religious leaders, operating under the name “Faith Voices,” have sent a letter asking United States Senate to refuse to repeal the so-called “Johnson Amendment.” This is the law that keeps 501(c)(3) organizations from endorsing...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 17, 2017 | America, Anthropology, Apologetics, Politics, Social Issues
Confused about the Alt-Right? Wonder how it’s different from conservatism? Here’s an explanation by Joe Carter for the Acton Institute: “5 Facts about the Alt-Right.” It’s the best short explanation I’ve seen.
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 5, 2017 | America, Civility, Death and Dying, Ethics, Firearms, Judiciary, Politics
David French writes an essay about the second amendment, but it’s really not about gun control. It’s about the right of police to invade your home and perhaps even kill you, all without a warrant, but with impunity. What does this mean, in practice? First,...
