As I prepare to vote, I look to the American constitution to determine how I should vote. The President of the United States is our chief executive in a central government. Both Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney will swear to defend the Constitution and both men are honorable and will intend to keep their word. [...]

Dear Spice, Thank you for your kind notes. We do not agree (always!) politically, but your work to free slaves globally is a model of Christian service. You ask a reasonable question . . . One thing I’ve had a lot of trouble with about Romney as a Mormon candidate is the implications of Mormon [...]

A theocracy is very bad. It is bad because it dishonors God and elevates men. It is bad, because it does not work and it is bad because destroys a chance for liberty. It is rare when an idea is impious, impractical, and imperious, but theocracy is one such idea. As a Christian, I long [...]

The last debate was a draw, but because Living Obama replaced Zombie Obama, the President scored a tactical victory. He was aggressive and voters reward the aggressive candidate with victory, if he does not go too far. Sadly for Obama a tactical victory will not be enough. The 47% that love him are encouraged, and [...]

The United States of America is nation of Christians, but not a Christian nation. Christians have been the majority of the population in the United States for its entire history. The genius of the Founders of America was to recognize that nobody on Earth was a perfect Christian and that every non-Christian had something to [...]

Last night Joe Biden laughed about havoc and chuckled his way through talk of war. If there is an old drinking game tradition during political debates, his performance last night was a cautionary tale that playing the game during your own debate is unwise. He grinned, guffawed, and then grumped as the evening stretched on. [...]

Jesus is Lord and Caesar is not. No polity that disregards those two truths is worthy of a free Christian’s allegiance. Fortunately our Founders created a system where I can acknowledge Christ’s lordship without excluded most Americans. They knew rights came from Nature and the Creator and not from the state. When the Pledge of [...]

The main problem with Mitt Romney’s statement about the forty-seven percent is that it gives up on a big group of Americans. This is not the conservatism of Reagan or Burke. It is isn’t even the conservatism I find attractive. Like Mr. Obama’s comments about bitter Bible-clingers, it was off-the-cuff and foolish. Great leaders, in [...]

My family has a suspicion: there are very few people so wicked one cannot think of at least five nice things to say about them. When we must oppose a person, we try to balance our opposition by thinking of five (or even ten!) nice things to say about them. Why? At least in me, [...]