January 26, 2017
January 22, 2017
Samuel Gregg on Tocqueville and democracy’s fall in America
‘Democracy in America’ by Alexis de Tocqueville is a 19th century book that serves as a guide to explain how the American political system has evolved into its current state. In this book, Tocqueville describes what he noticed about American democracy when he traveled through the country in 1831. Continue Reading...
January 18, 2017
Restoring character: Moral communities as a path to common virtue
“It is the evacuation of depth, stability, and substance of culture where we witness the death of character.” –James Davison Hunter
Christians and conservatives have long despaired over the “loss of American values,” decrying the erosion of public virtue and the disintegration of morals. Continue Reading...
January 11, 2017
The challenge of modernity: Os Guinness on the church and civilization
The modern world has introduced a wide array of fruits and freedoms, yet it also brings with it new tensions and temptations. Whether in family, business, education, or government, the expansion of opportunity and choice require heightened levels of individual wisdom, discernment and intentionality. Continue Reading...
December 21, 2016
Calvin Coolidge on the spiritual power of Christmas
In his many addresses to the nation, President Calvin Coolidge made a point of routinely redirecting the country’s attention to the “things of the spirit.”
In his Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, he encouraged the country to reorient its vision of abundance, progressing not only in material prosperity, but also “in moral and spiritual things.” Continue Reading...
November 15, 2016
Edmund Burke on economic freedom and the path to flourishing
Advocates of economic freedom have a peculiar habit of only promoting the merits of the free markets as they relate to innovation, poverty alleviation, and economic transformation. In response, critics are quick to lament a range of “disruptive” side effects, whether on local communities or human well-being. Continue Reading...
October 11, 2016
Mars needs religion!
October 11, 2016
Christianity and Liberalism
September 05, 2016
‘The historical heritage of human labour’
August 30, 2016