Free Speech Apocalyspe and Universities gone mad
Rev. Douglas Wilson joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the state of free speech, the endgame of the Left, and the insanity of today’s campus culture.
Taking It All Back: An Interview With Frank Schaeffer
Frank Schaeffer is a New York Times best-selling author–but in Christian circles, he is known as the son of the great theologian Francis Schaeffer. After his father died, Franky Schaeffer turned on the Christian Right and has spent much of his career since then repudiating what he once advocated. He joined me to discuss his…
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State of the Culture: Refugee violence, declining abortion rates, and real victims
By Jonathon Van Maren Our second weekly State of the Culture review is ready, covering a wide variety of topics. From the declining abortion rate to the violence of Muslim refugees against Christian refugees to the transgender bathroom conundrum, here’s what you should know this week. **** First, the good news: The number of abortions…
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State of the Culture: Gender Benders, epidemics, and Christian persecution
By Jonathon Van Maren Each Friday on The Bridgehead, I’m going to try post a quick list of columns and media stories that I think are worth taking a look at—or are at least good to be aware of. This way, a quick overview of my summaries will give you a synopsis of what’s going…
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The eunuchs of the West
The eunuchs of the West give a pathetic response to the Paris massacre.
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Europe is burning
By Jonathon Van Maren It’s happened again—and who, really, is surprised? Ottawa, Colorado, Paris, and Paris once more—even the apocalyptic Mark Steyn could only write a column of resigned anger, betraying a palpable fatigue and an underlying worry that these sporadic explosions of bloodshed are simply now the way things are. French President Francois Hollande…
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The Free Speech Apocalypse
By Jonathon Van Maren The Free Speech Apocalypse begins with President Barack Obama taking the podium on an ice-cold January day in 2013, thundering his loyalty to the Constitution to a roaring, adoring crowd. Well, almost all adoring. I was there that day watching Obama’s Second Inauguration, and I remember the sense of dread I…
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Five Things You Need To Know From The Leaked Planned Parenthood Footage
By Jonathon Van Maren After taking a break of a few days, I’ve finally completed watching all of the leaked Planned Parenthood footage that some hero on Capitol Hill released onto the Internet. In two previous pieces, I summarized everything you need to know so far. Now, I’m going to lay out the most important…
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How To Rescue A Sex Slave
Jonathon Van Maren interviews former CIA operative Matt Osborne, the Senior Vice President of Rescue Operations for Operation Underground Railroad. He describes what it’s like to go undercover to rescue trafficked children and put modern-day slavers behind bars. Check them out online here: ourrescue.org/
Harper loses, and Red Tories move to split the Right
By Jonathon Van Maren It’s inevitable: Whenever a Conservative government loses power, the first instinct of “progressive conservatives,” whatever those are, is to announce that social conservatives should be sent forthwith into political exile, never to return. In other words, the response of liberals who like fiscal policies that allow them to keep more of…
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