2018-07-10T13:43:50-04:00

Now that our trade war with China and other countries is under way, we will see if President Trump’s new tariffs on imports will help our economy by protecting American workers and businesses or whether it will hurt our economy by sending up prices and

2018-07-09T14:33:43-04:00

The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) broke away from the Episcopal Church in the USA because of that denomination’s extreme theological liberalism.  But the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) has recognized ACNA as the legitimate Anglican body in the United States, removing recognition from

2018-07-09T21:41:11-04:00

President Trump nominated Appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.  You can read about his background here. Considered an eminent and “brilliant” conservative jurist, Judge Kavanaugh, age 53, has nevertheless prompted a few qualms from some conservatives.  David French has said his prospective nomination

2018-07-08T18:00:28-04:00

What would make a member leave a congregation?  How committed are churchgoers to their congregation and to its beliefs?  New research from LifeWay delves into such questions and comes up with some answers that one might not expect. Read the report from Bob Sietana, in

2018-07-08T15:54:18-04:00

My former colleague Stephen Baskerville has published a powerful book on how the sexual revolution and its revolutionaries (including feminists, the LGBT movement, no-fault divorce advocates, etc.) have contributed to the growth of big government and state power.  The book is entitled The New Politics of

2018-07-04T17:43:46-04:00

Archbishops often live in palaces.  Anglican archbishops, especially those at the very top of the hierarchy, tend to enjoy acclaim, luxuries, and all the perks of a high social status. Archbishop Benjamin Kwashi of Jos, Nigeria, is the new head of the conservative Global Anglican

2018-07-12T10:01:10-04:00

The victory of a 28-year-old avowed socialist over a long-time Democratic congressman in a New York primary has invigorated the progressive base.  To the point of repudiating the former progressive hero, the 76-year-old avowed socialist Bernie Sanders, who is being called too conservative. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

2018-07-04T17:06:07-04:00

For the 4th of July, the lead editorial of the conservative newspaper the Daily Oklahoman printed excerpts from a number of classic Independence Day speeches. I was struck by this one in particular, from Martin Luther King, Jr., no less, which says that “the American

2018-07-04T16:20:59-04:00

Even as Democrats denounce President Trump for violating political norms, some of their number are saying that they need to do the same thing once they get into power. The main norm they want to break is the one against using your time in power

2018-07-03T18:15:17-04:00

Among the heroes of the American Revolution, which we celebrate on this fourth of July, was a Lutheran pastor, Peter Muhlenberg.  An article in The Federalist tells his story.  And there was more to his career than his famous disvesting in the pulpit. He became


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