We have tons of problems, and the right/wrong track direction is overwhelmingly negative, and yet not all issues are equally troubling. Our national debt is almost at $34T. Our military is not ready for the new axis of evil of Russia, China, Iran & North Korea. We are aborting a large part of our future […]
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What is the most important issue facing the USA?
20 Nov 2023
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Is everybody making everything political?
02 Feb 2022
The answer, of course, is no. It is true that there are many Americans, both left and right, that are finding some large source of their purpose in engaging in the political process at some level. Even this blog is necessarily engaging in the political process as we try to shape ideas about public policy, […]
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Andrew Cuomo’s Machiavellian Misstep
09 Aug 2021
Last week, the New York State Office of the Attorney General released their report confirming that Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women while acting as Governor of New York. The ethics violations are clear and, in this instance, intimately related to Cuomo’s political power. All victims except one came into contact with Cuomo […]
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This past week, dear reader, you may have noticed the kerfuffle in the news about Simone Biles, especially if you’ve been following the Tokyo Olympics. Biles, a many-time national and world champion gymnast from Columbus, Ohio, has set enough new marks of excellence for American gymnasts that some pre-Olympics commentary mentioned her as the greatest […]
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Earlier this month in Cedarville University’s Chapel, Kevin Jones challenged CU students and faculty to take some time this month to read or watch a movie about a prominent African-American in their academic discipline to understand their contributions to the broader field. That challenge was a delight to me, and I quickly shared a video […]
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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 #26: James Burnham
03 May 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. James Burnham “The situation with Marxist ideology is the same as that with the leading capitalist ideologies. As we saw in connection with the latter, however, the […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 24
29 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. It’s been a while since I’ve done a classical music recommendation, so I’d would be remiss to fumble this opportunity to recommend my […]
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Weekly Sage #25: Mario Vargas Llosa
26 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. Mario Vargas Llosa “’No such luck. There aren’t any thugs abroad, what with this cold,’ Shorty said, rubbing his hands together again. ‘The only madmen out tonight […]
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Weekly Sage #24: Michael Polanyi
19 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. Michael Polanyi “I have spoken of our craving for understanding, and have mentioned the intellectual passion which impels us towards making ever closer contact with reality. These […]
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