Jonathon Van Maren with Conrad Black on mass incarceration
Lord Conrad Black joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss tough-on-crime legislation, the American legal system, and mass incarceration.
With Jonathan Edwards in Massachusetts
By Jonathon Van Maren I was sitting in a sushi bar in Northampton, Massachusetts, scrolling through my Facebook feed when I stumbled across a headline from the scathing Christian satire news site, The Babylon Bee: “Mainline Protestantism Declared A Safe Space For Those Offended By The Gospel.” It included a painfully accurate, barely-hypothetical joint statement…
State of the Culture: Re-education Camp
By Jonathon Van Maren The words “re-education camp” should send a chill down your spine. Even more so, because it’s becoming a reality in our new moral regime. From The Resurgent: We have already seen how Jack Phillips Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado has been made to care by this wildfire burning through our culture. The details…
Scott Klusendorf & Jonathon Van Maren on the future of the pro-life movement
Pro-life leader Scott Klusendorf of Life Institute joined Jonathon for a conversation on where the pro-life movement has been, where we’re going, and the challenges that lie ahead.
The Future of Conservatism: A Conversation with National Review’s Kevin D. Williamson
Kevin D. Williamson of the National Review joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the Trump phenomenon, middle-class white America, celebrity politics, and the future of conservatism.
State of the Culture: Real masculinity and counterfeit freedom
By Jonathon Van Maren It is increasingly obvious that no dissent from the State religion of secularism will be permitted. Additionally, it is important to note that our culture is reaching the conclusion not that they have a different morality than Christianity, but that Christian morality is itself wicked, which is something else entirely. Christians…
Is violent porn a public health crisis? A conversation with MP Arnold Viersen
Canadian Member of Parliament Arnold Viersen has recently put forward a motion in the House of Commons to investigate the impact of sexually violent material. He joins Jonathon Van Maren to talk about what can be accomplished.
An evening with Amanda Lindhout
By Jonathon Van Maren I spent a fascinating evening Monday night at the Roy Thomson Hall, listening to journalist Amanda Lindhout tell her story of being kidnapped and held for seventeen months by Somali militants. Since being freed and returning to Canada in November of 2009, Amanda has co-authored a memoir of her experiences, A…
With Ted Cruz in New York
By Jonathon Van Maren When we pulled up to the toll booth just outside Rochester, New York, the graying, paunchy fellow inside was complaining to one of his colleagues. “Ted Cruz is here, and I’m stuck at work.” He thrust his hand out of the booth for our cash. “Hey, we’re going to see Ted…
State of the Culture: Gay marriage in China and the sliding sexual spectrum
By Jonathon Van Maren Sniveling students have been holding people hostage across the United States and frequently Canada, and in large part they have been successful because they have been permitted to carry on with their weird antics. These protest groups are like tiny Occupy Wall Street cells, with the same dreary, predictable, and impossible…