What Has Been May Be Again
In the mid-third century, the Roman Emperor Decius embarked on a campaign to secure the fragmenting loyalty of his subjects. Rome’s eastward expansion saw new …
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Scripture Isn’t A Wax Nose
In 1511, Erasmus warned of scholars who treated Scripture as though it was made of wax, like the nose on a wax figure, something to …
Saving the World from Suicide
Consider the following article as the reason our nation teeters on a cultural collapse. Touchstone Magazine (Jan-Feb 2021) has a snippet from T.S. Eliot’s “Thoughts …
The Changing Landscape of American Morality
In an essay from April 1862, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “The end of all political struggle is to establish morality as the basis of all …
Politics as Religion
Politics has become the religion of a growing segment of the population. The most rapidly growing demographic in America’s religious landscape are the Nones; people …
Why Jordan Peterson Matters
I have watched, somewhat in awe, over the last couple of years the rise of Jordan Peterson on YouTube, through podcasts and other media formats …