Niall Ferguson has been arguing that a new cold war is emerging, with the alliance of Russia, China, and Iran forming a new "axis" opposing Western democracies. But now he has added a twist: In Cold War II, the United States is resembling the Soviet Union.
The great debate. The Supremes take down the administrative state. And the $100 million campaign to legalize all abortion everywhere.
There is a connection between the great mystery writer Agatha Christie, controversies among Catholics about the Latin mass, and the two senses of mystery. I will explain this by roughly following the structure of a mystery novel. . . .
Randy Alcorn points out that virtually all of the ingredients of a chocolate cake taste bitter, until they are combined. He uses that illustration to discuss Psalm 71, which refers to God making "bitter" things happen, and to Romans 8:28, which speaks of how "all things work together for good to those who are called according to [God's] purpose." What are some examples of this?
As a reaction to our political polarization and associated dysfunctions, all sides are expressing a yearning for national unity. But Yuval Levin says that our problem is not that we can't agree, but that we can't disagree constructively. The solution, he says, can be found in the Constitution, which was designed precisely to manage the disagreements in a diverse nation.
Louisiana's law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in classrooms is designed to cause the Supreme Court to devise new church/state guidelines after they threw out the "Lemon test." Originally, an "established religion" or state church had six characteristics. "Originalist" justices should consider them in determining whether a law violates the First Amendment's "establishment clause."
Our current political climate is highly polarized, with the left and the right not being able to stand each other and seemingly agreeing on nothing. And yet an issue has emerged that both sides are pushing: Preventing children from having access to information technology.
U.S. Navy is engaged in its most intense combat since World War II. Biden kills the petrodollar, along with American economic dominance. And a state buys ads against pro-life clinics.
My mother died a few weeks ago. She was 93, had Alzheimer's, was ready to go. Some deaths are tragic; hers was poignant. It made me very sad but also filled me with good memories and appreciation. I come to terms with things by writing about them, so please bear with me. I think you will find some more general applications.
Historians can debate when America was at its best. Was it in the era of the nation's founding? During World War II? The Sixties? Another way of looking at the issue is to ask, when was America at its best for you? The usual answer, according to a study, is whenever you were eleven. Discuss the topic in either way.
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