Neo-cons and Neo-cul-cons

While neo-cons are known for being war hawks, the new cutural conservatives (neo-cul-cons?) occupy the space of “I don’t care what people do in their private lives as long as they don’t force it on others.” This position, libertarian at heart, is unteneble within the egalitarian anti-discrimination ethos that is part of the American creed. […]... Read More
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Necessity of Evangelization over Politics

With one disappointing election after another, we must admit that after 50 years of cultural decay, attempting to change things through the political process may be futile. Our nation as a whole has rejected Reason (the Logos) and embraced irrational power-driven hypocrisy that seeks to dominate others for one’s own selfish ends. This latter way […]... Read More
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Through Which Lens Do You See the World?

Want to know your ideology, and understand your psyche? Here’s a good test. Which of these events gives you MORE of an adverse internal reaction: 1) The summer riots, where churches, holy statues, small businesses, personal homes, and individuals (like Jay Danielson) were destroyed, or …. 2) the capitol building riot (yes, one), where a […]... Read More
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Ethics and Reason – the Forgotten Bridge Between Politics and Religion

The following two questions are related – the first was priority for premodern philosophy, the second is for modern philosophy: How should people behave? What behaviors should people be allowed to do? The first question is ethical, or the science of self-governance. The second is political, i.e. the science of state governance. The first is […]... Read More