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Rediscovering the Heart of Christmas 3
- Culture
- December 21, 2022
The celebration of Christmas has become a mess. For decades, the Grinches among us have launched their attacks on religious holidays. In our schools, for instance, Christmas pageants, singing carols, and any reference to “Christmas break” have long become verboten—we are told, to keep state and religion separate. The bleed over from these policies has
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What’s Biden Hiding?1
- Politics, Science
- December 21, 2022
2022 is about to end, and still no answer to the question: What caused the virus that’s killed 1,096,000 Americans so far? The Washington Post asks, “What is China hiding?” The more answerable question is what is our own government hiding? House Republicans are promising that when they assume the majority in January, they will
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The Twitter Files 3
- Breaking News, Politics
- December 20, 2022
When Elon Musk acquired Twitter on Oct. 27, few people knew what to expect. Based on the billionaire’s past statements, it wasn’t outlandish to expect that the platform would become friendlier to free speech. And in many ways, it has. But perhaps more significant is the mass declassification of internal documents known as the Twitter
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The One Cloud That Can Obstruct Christmas Splendors 1
- Politics, Religion
- December 20, 2022
For our redemption, Christ, the second person of the Triune God, the Son of God, became a man, entering what has typically been the world’s most sublime joy—the birth of a child. Scripture says that one night shepherds were guarding their flocks when an angel with radiant light suddenly appeared among them and announced, “The
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The Culture War: Why the Right Must Fund Art 1
- Culture, Politics
- December 19, 2022
Elon Musk recently asked the internet what they thought of the culture war. One shrewd person suggested that the right needs to focus on funding artists, rather than just politicians. I think the Right needs to start funding more artists, filmmakers and writers instead of politicians and super-PACs.You don't win a naval war without any
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Musings From the ‘Messiah’1
- Politics, Culture, Religion
- December 19, 2022
One of my favorite Christmas events is the performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. Although I almost wore out my cassette tape version of the “Messiah” listening to it in my teens, hearing it again live, in the midst of soaring ceilings and impressive stone carvings, never fails to
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