Why Civility is a Democratic Virtue
The effort to turn conservatism into a bonfire of rage, a cavalcade of insults, is a disservice to conservatism and those who have represented it so well over the years. The post Why Civility is a...
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A Clarifying Moment for Conservatism
In a compelling column, George Will – who knows a thing or two about conservatism – makes the conservative case against Donald Trump. Mr. Will refers to Trump as an “unprecedentedly and incorrigibly...
View ArticleWhen Faith Repairs Broken Lives
How the public face of Christianity is in some respects quite at odds with the less well-known – and I would argue the much more prevalent and authentic — face of Christianity. The post When Faith...
View ArticleIs Hillary Clinton Finished?
With the FBI driving the extraordinary investigation into her private email server, things may get a whole lot less pretty for Hillary Clinton. The post Is Hillary Clinton Finished? appeared first on...
View ArticleClinton, Trump and the Politics of Self-Destruction
Donald Trump, if he were to win the nomination, would do catastrophic damage to the Republican Party. But the Democratic Party, if it were to nominate Hillary Clinton, would be inviting a different...
View ArticleWill the Trump Madness Now End?
Will ratiocination, which is supposed to guide politics, prevail in the party of Lincoln? The post Will the Trump Madness Now End? appeared first on Ethics & Public Policy Center.
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Seeking President, No Experience Necessary
If you are looking for evidence of the deep antipathy that exists in the Republican Party toward politicians, consider that the three candidates leading the race for the Republican presidential...
View ArticleAdvice to the Next President
Every two months, the University of Virginia's Miller Center will publish a set of short memos offering historical perspective and assessing some of the biggest contemporary challenges the next...
View ArticleWhy Ben Carson’s Nazi Analogies Matter
Rhetorical recklessness damages our political culture as well as conservatism, a philosophy that should be grounded in prudence, moderation and self-restraint. The post Why Ben Carson’s Nazi Analogies...
View ArticleThe Promise of Speaker Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan's first remarks as Speaker of the House showed a much deeper and truer understanding of the nature of politics than we often hear, doing away with the mirage that our disagreements will...
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How Christians Can Flourish in a Same-Sex-Marriage World
The Supreme Court’s decision that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage was a landmark moment in US history. The sweeping language of the majority opinion placed gay rights firmly...
View ArticleOur Bitter and Graceless President
We all know people of towering arrogance and we all know people of staggering incompetence, but Barack Obama is quite possibly the perfect package. The post Our Bitter and Graceless President appeared...
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President Obama’s Hypocrisy on Syria
In 2008, Barack Obama won the presidency promising that he would heal our political divisions. Instead, Mr. Obama has been as polarizing as any president in the history of modern polling. The debate...
View ArticlePaul Ryan’s Voice of Calm Reason
Given legitimate concerns about the vetting process, how badly President Obama has handled this issue (flippantly dismissing those concerns, mocking those who see things differently than he does,...
View ArticleReclaim Republicanism for the Conservatives
Donald Trump’s candidacy is the product of certain intellectual and political habits that have taken hold over the years: a lazy anti-government ideology, prizing emotivism over empiricism, and...
View ArticleThe Closing of Barack Obama’s Mind
It would be refreshing if the president did not live in a world hermetically sealed off from facts that are inconvenient to his worldview. But that is precisely what Mr. Obama is doing. The post The...
View ArticleThe Christmas Revolution
Because the Christmas story has been told so often for so long, it’s easy even for Christians to forget how revolutionary Jesus’ birth was. The post The Christmas Revolution appeared first on Ethics...
View ArticleWhy I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump
Donald Trump's nomination would pose a profound threat to the Republican Party and conservatism, in ways that Hillary Clinton never could. The post Why I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump appeared first...
View ArticleCertitude and Seeking the Truth
The purpose of debating isn’t so much to win an argument as it is to deepen our understanding of how things really and truly are. It isn’t to out-shout an opponent but, at least now and then, to listen...
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The Passing of a Supreme Court Giant
Sometimes the death of a person is expected, the final act after a long, slow decline that finally frees an individual from misery. Other times death is a jolt, something that stuns us because we...
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