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  • The Long Road Ahead

    The Long Road Ahead2

    Some elections are still in play but it is fairly likely that the US 2022 midterm elections have resulted in a small Republican majority in the House whilst the Democrats retain control of the Senate. Just 24 hours before the elections, the betting markets I look at were giving well over 70% odds on the Republicans

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  • G.K. Chesterton and the Fad of Transgenderism

    G.K. Chesterton and the Fad of Transgenderism3

    Since I was once a teacher, permit me to open this piece with a multiple-choice question. Here it is: The outbreak of transgenderism today is primarily an example of the impact of what? A) an ideology B) medical experts C) a confusion D) a dogma E) all of the above F) none of the above.

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  • “Anti-Democracy” Just Means “Something the Regime Doesn’t Like.”

    “Anti-Democracy” Just Means “Something the Regime Doesn’t Like.”5

    “Democracy” is the new “revolutionary.” In the old Marxist regimes, anything that displeased the ruling communist regime was said to be contrary to “the revolution.” For example, in the Soviet Union, national leaders spoke regularly of how the nation was in the process of “a revolutionary transformation” toward a future idealized communist society. Many years

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  • Republican House Majority Would Be a Victory for Free Speech

    Republican House Majority Would Be a Victory for Free Speech1

    Remember President Joe Biden’s Disinformation Governance Board? It was so ridiculed that the administration quickly scaled it back and then shut it down. But beware, Biden is resorting to more secretive methods — a vast censorship operation in collusion with Silicon Valley — to tighten the screws on what Americans can say. It’s all justified

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  • Imago Dei: Missing in Action

    Imago Dei: Missing in Action5

    My brother-in-law is dying. He’s well aware of this fact, as he was diagnosed months ago with an incurable lung disease. He spends a good deal of time sleeping these days, loses his breath after walking up a few steps, and uses an oxygen machine to supplement the air his lungs can’t supply. Bob’s a

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  • The School of Friendship

    The School of Friendship2

    Two Saturdays ago, I had a magical experience. I returned to my late mother’s hometown for a memorial service for one of her best friends—one of three she had known from the time she was five—and exchanged stories at graveside and then at a nearby restaurant with the two survivors about the group’s eight decades

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