Yesterday I wrote about a big blow up in the “Christian nationalism” discourse. Thankfully that has ended with the truth coming out. But searching for “Christian nationalism” on the Google Books Ngram viewer had me thinking of how this term has been used before the current moment. Specifically I was interested in the spikes before… Read More Random Thoughts on Christian Nationalism

I am trying to keep this website updated with all the writing I have gotten around as I’ve been pretty lax in updating people. Naturally tomorrow we are once again told that this election is the “most important in your lifetime” (I guess in a way that every summer will now be the warmest you’ll… Read More Latino Vote Predictions Tomorrow

This piece is not designed to convince you. It is simply here to explain myself and those who agree with me (probably more people than you think you know). If anyone, friend, acquaintance or stranger, would like to challenge any of these points or try to refute me, I welcome that but I probably won’t… Read More Why I Am Pro Life

The war isn’t over, but we’re leaving. Two full decades after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the United States is withdrawing from Afghanistan. How did we get here, what can we learn and as the issue progresses, what should we be reading on the conflict? Lessons from Imperial Hubris In confidence typical of the early… Read More And Now The End: Last Thoughts on Afghanistan

It’s been awhile since I’ve updated so I figured I’ll let my last remaining, loyal readers see what I’m up to in the next couple of posts: I’m limiting my list of four books. I have a bad habit of getting excited about a subject, starting 2-3 books on the subject then leaving them 20-30%… Read More What I’m Reading

If you clicked on my somewhat purposefully deceptive title in the hopes that I will be voting for your candidate, you will be disappointed. Neither candidate seems fit for power, but I do want to quickly outline how my views have changed on politics since the last election, specifically on ideology and on the necessity… Read More How My Mind Was Changed: Thoughts On the 2020 Election

So far, it’s been nearly 7 weeks of quarantine and social distancing. I have not attended church since March 8th. Lent felt strange and dry and even Easter has continued to feel off. This time has been one of unemployment, restiveness and an odd sense of stillness and waiting, as if life has been put… Read More Obligation in the Time of COVID19

To an extent, I am already burnt out and cynical about this entire process.  Late 2015 onward has been one long process of completing jading any of my remaining idealism about the American partisan system. To me, the outcome is entirely predetermined. Republicans will conjure any excuse, regardless of how absurd or irrelevant to dismiss… Read More Brief Thoughts on Impeachment

Dr. Hanson’s article, “America’s First Third-World State” is over at National Review hitting the rounds. Though Hanson is mainly a military historian (quite a good one, I enjoyed Ripples of Battle & A War Like No Other), he is popularly known for writing on the failures of governance in California. His piece is popular not only because of… Read More Is California a Third World Country?