And at least on my computer during lunch, not behind a paywall. You need to read this. I’m encouraged and hope you will be too. Yes the progressives are whining, but that just illustrates his point. Edit Update: Also, in response to the first two comments, check out this must-read as well. Conservatism is winning […]
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Wow…Jeff Bezo’s Op-Ed in WaPo is a must read
29 Oct 2024
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In the case of the Hollywood writers’ strike, who has the moral high ground? Many have seen the consistent refrain that Hollywood executives are taking advantage of poor, overworked writers via streaming culture changes and AI’s rise.* Hollywood studio executives are trying to cut costs to preserve profits in a new and changing environment for […]
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Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen
23 May 2023
I love watching a good movie or TV show. While not overly creative myself, I thoroughly enjoy taking in someone else’s work of art to gain a greater understanding of his or her perspective, and these two mediums are amongst my favorite. My wife would readily tell you that I often think deeply about the […]
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A Conflict of Villains
19 Oct 2021
A horrifying police state controls all. Its terrifying power stops anyone who dissents from the correct point of view. Political dissidents are “tried” in a kangaroo court without a jury and sentenced to immediate execution. Propaganda fills the eyes and ears of all from the moment they wake up to their last moments before sleep. […]
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I Don’t Want To Play Your Zero Sum Game
08 Apr 2021
You don’t have to care about Marvel movies to understand this post, but my wife and I were watching Falcon and The Winter Soldier last week, and something hit me the wrong way. The group of terrorists The Falcon is trying to stop believed the world was better off after Thanos snapped half of all […]
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Bari Weiss Resigns From the New Journalism
15 Jul 2020
Bari Weiss resigned from The New York Times yesterday. This news will be greeted with yawns by most Americans, but it marks a critical moment. The American paper of record, perhaps the most famous newspaper in the world, will no longer pretend to value opposing points of view within its pages. Weiss stepped down with […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 26
13 May 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, summer is just about underway for me. Grad classes are ending, the sun is shining longer, and the festivities are beginning once […]
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Weekly Sage #22: John Dos Passos
05 Apr 2019
John Dos Passos “’Faith’ is a big word. Lincoln wouldn’t have needed to explain it, but today it has become one of those bugle words that leave an emotional blob in the mind instead of a sharp definition. By ‘faith’ I mean today whatever conviction produces a feeling of participation in a common enterprise. When […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 19
18 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. I was talking with a friend this week about Star Wars, and we came to the obvious conclusion that John Williams’s music is […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 16
25 Feb 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. Alright, kiddos. We’re back, and we’ve got questions in need of resolution. It’s a bit of a lighter week on the whole, but […]
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