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What do our own appearances and those of whom we seek to emulate say about what’s on the inside – not only on an individual level, but on a national one?   

Believing in God’s omnipotence teaches us to trust His providence when our own strength fails. Believing in His omniscience assures us that our hidden struggles are seen and known. Believing in His goodness sustains us when we encounter evil and suffering.

In this 250th anniversary year of America’s founding, let’s light the candles on that birthday cake by teaching our young people the real history of their country and then keeping them lit once the party is over.   

Digital minimalism isn’t about opting out of the world. It’s about meaningfully engaging with the real world again, leaving behind the decaying and corrosive Digisphere – a sad simulacrum of reality that has kept us chained to our devices for far too long.

The Church and the conservative world more broadly should recognize sinful speech and sinful behaviors for what they are and be on guard against them. In short, we should seek to revive a truly conservative temperament.

As patriots and lovers of liberty, we are called to plead the cause of virtue.  

It’s increasingly clear that the entire Hollywood class is a racket. The sooner we realize this,  the sooner we will cease being shocked. Only indignation will remain – indignation that Lemon would take a victory lap after what he did.

The simple life is a legitimate desire, symptomatic of our sense that something has gone wrong, that our techno-industrial world, for all its advantages, has proven to be a Faustian bargain.

God's existence is not obvious to everyone, but it is knowable through reason.

Perhaps Americans would be stronger as a nation if more of her citizens stopped playing up their emotions and instead practiced greater self-command.  

For all liberty-loving Americans, from Alabama to Maine, from South Carolina to Oregon, “Sic Semper Tyrannis” is the perfect battle cry in this 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence as we fight the unending war against overreaching and rapacious government.

For too long, we have allowed liberals to claim a monopoly on compassion. Yet the female penchant for compassion at all costs can be turned on its head.

The state of Texas is going on the offensive, seeking to implement a reading list of classic texts in public schools. Their efforts provide a worthy example for parents who want to do more than simply go on the defense against problematic books in schools and libraries.

Here are three tests we should bring to the daily news.

The student loan crisis didn’t appear overnight, and it won’t disappear through denial or slogans. Borrowers deserve honesty, not false promises, and future students deserve a system that doesn’t trap them before their careers even begin.

Sometimes things in life are looking great. You’ve got all your ducks in a row and then, Boom! Your life is t-boned.

Maybe the sharply rising numbers of people seeking therapy over the last two decades has less to do with individual illness and much to do with the breakdown of our human need for conversation, connection, and relationship.

In all likelihood, the newest Vance child will share Franklin’s moniker of “baby of the family.” But as Franklin demonstrates, that position can actually hold a lot of weight and prestige, dependent, of course, on how his parents raise him.

When productivity is grounded in purpose, it creates something lasting. When it's just motion for its own sake, it collapses under its own weight.

Are we too smart for our own good? When we lack common sense and humility, the answer will most likely be yes.

Younger generations are bristling against holidays like MLK Day, and it’s not just those who are dabbling in brands of edgy internet racism. 

AI developments are just the most obvious and extreme form of a deeper trend that’s been playing out for years.

Can there really be right and wrong if everything is subjective to one’s personal values?

Perhaps married couples need that public, visual incentive to remain together even when the going gets tough and they fall out of love.

Strong, intact families where fathers have babies upon babies with the same women until death parts them is the only answer.

The homeschool “socialization” critique misses the point: children are always socialized, and the real question is whether parents will intentionally guide that process toward healthy values and good influences.

The current conservative infighting reveals a movement stuck in cynicism and self-attack, having lost sight of its true task: conserving and building a hopeful, positive vision grounded in enduring principles.