The Deficiencies of a National Object
Brian Brown: National goals are precisely what keep people feeling lost and apathetic. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments,…
Commune
The Merits of a National Object
Zachary Crippen: Manned space isn’t on the agenda, nation-building has lost its appeal, and huge government programs are hardly conservative….
For Phil’s Sake
Jace Yarbrough: Governor Walker isn’t exactly pro-union, but he may be doing more for union members than we realize. Jace…
Law v. Politics?
Connor Ewing: Judges shouldn’t act politically? Give me a break, they have no choice. Law is politics, and judges have…
Against the Middle Class
What about the people in between the two groups described by Charles Murray? Bryan WandelBryan Wandel works in government finance…
Symposium: The State of White America (Part 4)
If Murray is right about the problem, then the solution demands something from every one of us. Miriel Thomas ReneauMiriel…
Symposium: The State of White America (Part 3)
From an average Joe (score: 61), apparently “having it your way” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Jace YarbroughJace…
Symposium: The State of White America (Part 2)
“Coming Apart” demands a thoroughly Christian response, one likely lined with more uncomfortable “how now shall we live” questions than…
Symposium: The State of White America (Part 1)
Can the American project continue when Americans stop behaving like themselves? Charles Murray doesn’t think so. Connor EwingA member of…
(Religious) Liberty in the Administrative State
Connor Ewing: Lost in the controversy over the birth control mandate is the fact that such decisions are even possible….
Facebook, Politics, and Human Ignorance
Miriel Thomas: What a stranger’s words have me thinking about the role of assumptions in American public discourse. [twitter-follow screen_name=’humanepursuits’]…
Would We Really All Be Happier
…if Mitt Romney had less money? Jace YarbroughJace is a member of the Humane Pursuits editorial board. He is a…
Politics, Theology, and Donuts
Anna Speckhard: If leaders want to claim God’s support for their policies, they need to do what Obama said at…
The Decline of ‘We the People’?
Connor Ewing: The American Constitution is no longer the model for aspiring democracies. What are we to make of this?…
Do We Need a National Service Program?
Brian Brown: David Brooks says it’s a solution to the “Great Divorce” between rich and poor. The facts, Michael Westen…
That Was So Yesterday: A Millennial’s Perspective on the State of the Union
Brian Brown: Obama’s 1930s-style call to nationalist collectivism shows just how fundamentally he misreads the times. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves…
Community as We Know It, Not as We Wish It
James Banks: Joe Carter vs. Front Porch Republic…we need to consider “community” as particular places, not as an ideology. James…
Love and Politics
Anne Snyder: Something in these two books encouraged me to look at today’s political climate and find the pockets still…
Subsidiarity as Transnationalism
Karen Rupprecht: Globalization and the Vatican’s “supranational authority” might just herald a more conservative world.
Symposium: Evangelicals and Conservatism
Yarbrough, Thomas, Brown, Snyder: In light of D.G. Hart’s recent book, what future do evangelicals and conservatives have with each…