Last night the Russians bombed a dormitory, killing seven people in Ukraine. The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for Mr. Putin as a war criminal; thousands of civilians have been killed and wounded, Ukrainian children have been abducted into Russia, hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides, and there are over eight […]
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What is the Conservative Approach to Ukraine?
22 Mar 2023
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The Rockets Rain on Ukraine
24 Feb 2022
A guest post from Jordan Beal, a careful observer of the Ukraine-Russia situation, offering a personal take on the events unfolding in Eastern Europe. He is also my brother—unrelated… I imagine I’m not the only one who’s been watching the events at the Ukrainian border with my hands covering my eyes, opening a slit in […]
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Don’t Tax Me! I’m Irish!
25 Jul 2021
The Biden administration seeks to form an international agreement to establish a global minimum corporate tax at 15%. According to CNN, 132 nations back the proposal, but some notable holdouts including Ireland, block the way. The EU needs to vote unanimously to pass the proposal, so as long Ireland opposes it, there’s no deal. Over […]
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The Perfect Time to De-Tariff
24 May 2021
The other day I read a Wall Street Journal piece about EU tariffs on U.S. goods that (thankfully) never came to be. It reminded me about the Trump administration’s departure from U.S. policy for the last few decades which generally aimed to increase free trade. The Biden administration has yet to make any strong changes […]
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Apparently, Africans Are Against Abortion
22 Feb 2021
Recently, I came across a video calling for the US to maintain its, “Mexico City Policy.” In the video, a variety of folks from across the continent speak out against American money coming overseas to fund abortions in Africa. This policy blocks funding to family planning organizations that direct people to or provide funding for […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 21
01 Apr 2019
Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com. Well, last week I said my March Madness bracket was doing pretty well on the whole. Oh how I forgot the ides of […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 17
04 Mar 2019
Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com. Not to flatter any of you, but y’all ask some mighty fine questions on a regular basis. Take a second to pat yourselves […]
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Weekly Sage #11: Jacob Viner – Chicago School
18 Jan 2019
The Weekly Sage hopes to regularly bring brief profiles of key contributors to thought and faith before a Christian audience for historical education and awareness of valuable resources. Sometimes history brings together a special combination of resources and people that form a center of intellectual influence. The Weekly Sage will occasionally consider such “Schools” […]
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Weekly Sage #7: Lionel Robbins
14 Dec 2018
The Weekly Sage hopes to regularly bring brief profiles of key contributors to thought and faith before a Christian audience for historical education and awareness of valuable resources. Lionel Robbins – “It has always been the areas of relatively great productive power which have produced the great cultures. There is nothing in history which […]
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The Weekly Sage #2: Raymond Aron
02 Nov 2018
The Weekly Sage hopes to regularly bring brief profiles of key contributors to thought and faith before a Christian audience for historical education and awareness of valuable resources. Raymond Aron “Why is it so difficult to evolve an ideology, in the sense of a total system of interpretation and action? For contemporary societies, scientific and […]
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