By Jonathon Van Maren Last night, the much-awaited debate between Sohrab Ahmari of the New York Post and David French of the National Review finally took place at the Catholic University in Washington, D.C., moderated by Ross Douthat of the New York Times. For those who haven’t been following the civil war within conservatism (which…
By Jonathon Van Maren July 2, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Perhaps nothing has revealed the stark American divide like the question that sprang from the lips of commentators from the moment the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy was announced: Will there be violence?There is in this question a recognition that two great masses of American people have moved…
By Jonathon Van Maren With the constantly shifting political and international landscape leaving many of us trying to figure out what is going on, I thought I’d write a short post explaining which writers I go to when I’m trying to make sense of things. Here are the top five—I hope they help you navigate…
By Jonathon Van Maren It’s always been hard to figure out what Glenn Beck is all about, because he always seems to be in the midst of some great transformation. As a young radio host, he was an alcoholic and a drug addict watching his marriage implode because of his substance abuse, launching him on…
By Jonathon Van Maren The province of Ontario continues to highlight what happens when you elect a LGBTQ activist to the highest office: post-modernism gets replaced with post-reality. From the National Post: Ontario is considering more changes to the collection and display of gender information on government documents, not long after announcing gender-neutral driver’s licences…
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…
By Jonathon Van Maren Finally, finally someone is addressing the perpetual nonsense about Donald Trump channelling “legitimate anger” and how we should “respect” the dumpster fire that is the Trump campaign. From the always-brilliant David French over at the National Review: For generations, conservatives have rightly railed against deterministic progressive notions that put human choices…