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Is Another Civil War Really Possible?0
- History
- November 11, 2016
The past few presidential elections—and the partisan divisions they highlight—have had the effect of raising talk of “America’s next civil war.” There has been chatter in California and Oregon about the possibility of secession. Just yesterday, a CNN video was posted of a woman protesting Donald Trump’s election with the following rhetoric: “People had to
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How the Bible Won a WWI Battle 0
- Culture
- November 11, 2016
Several weeks ago, I made the claim that a culturally literate person knows the Bible. Because the Bible was a part of common culture for so many centuries, those who fail to familiarize themselves with its contents cut themselves off from deeper historical and cultural understanding. I was reminded today just how valuable that knowledge
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Is Trump the New Constantine?0
- Culture
- November 11, 2016
Christians are unable to speak freely. Religious freedom is under attack. Society is materialistic and immoral. Western civilisation is facing huge threats, from within and without. And apparently the one powerful emerging leader is no saint. You’re thinking America 2016? No. Rome 312. The leader is Constantine, who is vying to become the Roman Emperor.
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How Democrats Lost America’s Working Class 0
- Culture
- November 11, 2016
I grew up in a blue-collar town in Wisconsin. Back home we make paper, lots of it. You can tell what we do by the smell of the town, a sulfuric scent that comes and never quite goes (the smell of money, people used to like to say). I grew up in a good Republican
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The Dangerous Consequences of ‘Distracted Parenting’0
- Culture
- November 11, 2016
Parental overuse of portable technology, especially smart phones and tablets, can pose a genuine threat to the welfare and development of children. The phenomenon is called “distracted parenting”. It’s far too common and, in some cases, outright dangerous. Distracted parenting is a form of escapism. Parents flee to social media sites, whether Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest
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‘Race, Class, Gender’—The Left Now Only Has 2 of the 3 0
- Politics
- November 11, 2016
“Race, class, gender.” For more than a generation now, the academic left has relied on these as hermeneutical keys for interpreting just about everything. I recall the great historian of Victorian England Gertrude Himmelfarb, speaking wryly at a 1980’s convention of the American Historical Association: “Professors might as well create a keyboard shortcut for the
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