by Kevin Bauder | Aug 3, 2017 | Argumentation and Debate, Politics, Tolerance
A reflection by Joseph Pearce at The Imaginative Conservative, including a critique of the “Coexist” philosophy. A few days ago, as I drove our family to church, I was again affronted by the “coexist” bumper sticker and felt myself muttering the word...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 29, 2017 | Family, Politics, Religious Freedom, Social Issues
Writing for the Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Darnell Weeden argues that Religious freedom, a long-standing right protected by the Free Exercise Clause, has become significantly diluted by the enhanced protection of marriage equality rights that restrict...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 25, 2017 | Anthropology, Apologetics, Argumentation and Debate, Culture, Liberalism, Pastoral Theology, Politics, Social Issues, Theological News
As usual, what Mohler writes is worth reading. His purpose is not to trounce Peterson. In fact, he incorporates a definite pastoral twist. . . . [Y]ou had better have your answer ready. Evasive, wandering, and inconclusive answers will be seen for what they are. Those...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 22, 2017 | Accountability, Conservatism, Economics, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics
“Governments Don’t Give People Rights,” by Donald J. Boudreaux at the Foundation for Economic Education. Rights pre-exist government. Therefore, even if – as most people believe – government is necessary to help to secure individuals’ rights,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 21, 2017 | Anthropology, Culture, Friendship, Manliness, Politics, Social Issues
Anthony Esolen writes eloquently for Touchstone Magazine about pansexualism, philosophy of language, and how contemporary sexual openness has brought an end to serious male friendships. This essay is a bit longer to read, but its implications are profound. By now the...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 18, 2017 | Capitalism, Culture, Economics, Politics, Race
I first read Thomas Sowell back in the late 1980s. It was his book on The Economics and Politics of Race. It was a great book and Sowell became one of my favorite writers. Sowell recently retired and we are all poorer for it. Andre Archie at The American Conservative...
