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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As a life-long NY Yankees fan, I’ve been blessed to watch some amazing teams and amazing players compete to bring World Series wins back to the Bronx. One of those amazing players, who was a key part of multiple championships, was Mariano Rivera. He was initially called Mr. Sandman, because he was super-smooth in his […]
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Facebook’s Danger to Democracy
18 Oct 2021
This post is going to take on the task already better endeavored by men such as Neil Postman, Robert Putnam, and Alexis de Tocqueville. My argument won’t be as elegant, but perhaps will serve as a clarifying reminder to our readers or a stab at answering some of the difficult questions posed to us by […]
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History doesn’t repeat, Mark Twain said, but it sometimes rhymes. Sometimes the rhymes are so compelling that they cry out for comment. President Biden’s speech on August 31, 2021, on the end of the war in Afghanistan was, for me, one of those times. It recalled to me a speech given on June 4, 1940, […]
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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. 33
22 Jul 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. Just tackling three questions this week because my final reflection is a little longer, but I don’t think anyone will protest that. I’d […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 29
10 Jun 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. Q: Daniel asks: “Thoughts regarding the recent revelations surrounding Martin Luther King Jr.? How do we reconcile revelations like this regarding people, who […]
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As a Fulbright scholar recently returned from 9 months studying Australian politics, I eagerly awaited the results of this past Saturday’s federal election down under. (By the way, Australians think weekend elections are one of the many improvements they made to representative government which the United States ignores to its own harm.) Before the election, […]
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Weekly Sage #23: Jacques Ellul
12 Apr 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. This Weekly Sage was an audience suggestion, so thanks go to Theophilus for the inspiration! Jacques Ellul “In planning it is very difficult to distinguish clearly between […]
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