By Jonathon Van Maren Netflix’s much-anticipated documentary Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, directed by Lana Wilson, was released Jan. 31 to rave reviews from fans and mild compliments from critics, who applauded Wilson’s ability to get at the “real” Taylor. Promoted as an intimate look at one of the music industry’s biggest megastars, the documentary actually…
By Jonathon Van Maren For months now, the world has been transfixed by the stunning images streaming out of Hong Kong. There are photographs showing endless masses of people packing the streets, lit up by the omni-present cellphone screens glowing in the darkness, videos of masked young men pulling down facial recognition towers and flashing…
By Jonathon Van Maren Many of you probably heard the seems-like-it-can’t-be-true story of the Children’s Aid Society in Ontario removing two little girls—ages three and four—from the home of Christian foster parents because those parents would not tell the girls that the Easter bunny is real. Now Derek and Francis Baars, who have since relocated…
Renowned author and social critic Os Guinness joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the collapse of the Christian consensus, globalization, populism, and how Christians should respond in the age of Trump.
How should Christians interact with literature and art? What should they be reading? Jonathon Van Maren sits down with Dr. Scott Masson and Dr. Bill Friesen to discuss these thing.
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…
By Jonathon Van Maren It’s been an interesting year in the world of Canadian journalism, from the ongoing saga of Q’s Jian Ghomeshi to the abrupt firing of Evan Solomon of Power and Politics. But no story has attracted more attention in so-con circles as the reinvention of Michael Coren from condescending conservative to bloviating…
Rev. Canon Andrew White, known as the Vicar of Baghdad, is the vicar of St. George in Baghdad, Iraq. He joined Jonathon to discuss the ongoing genocide of Christians and others by the Islamic State.
Ezra Levant is a Canadian activist, journalist, author, and television host at the Sun News Network. He joined Jonathon to talk about the state of free speech and the silencing of Christians in Canada.
Joel C. Rosenberg is a New York Times best-selling fiction and non-fiction author. He joined Jonathon to talk about the persecution of Christians overseas as well as the duty of Christians to defend the defenceless here at home.