We thank Professor James Stoner for his review of our book, The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition. Though he has kind things to say, he also thinks it has conceptual weaknesses. The book, Stoner argues, functions only as a “camino” towards good conservative authors rather than being itself a developed conservative philosophy. Stoner finds no...

　　In an era of norm-bending politics, it is no wonder that concerned citizens seek simple solutions to complex problems. On the right, some beleaguered conservatives have embraced the notion that the Constitution, properly understood, allows states unilaterally to nullify federal laws they believe to be unconstitutional. I addressed this topic in Law Liberty a few years ago, but proponents of...

　　Jesus Didn't Feel the Need to Rush, Neither Should We 　　By Deidre Braley 　　And Jesus said, Who was it that touched me? – Luke 8:45 　　I am a get-it-done girl. I come by it honestly; efficiency and tenacity have been passed down through the women in my family tree, and my genes are wired in a way that makes me...

　　In a recent American Compass article, Michael Lind asks “So What If Tariffs Are Taxes?”In doing so, he defends the position of so many on the left and right that tariffs are good economics, good policy, and essential to reverse the damage allegedly caused by zealously pursuing trade liberalization. Unfortunately, he gets both his history and economics wrong. Because of...

　　A Prayer for Overcoming Doubts and Embracing Faith 　　By Emma Danzey 　　“But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” - James 1:6 　　Doubt causes us to feel unsteady and shoved around by questions from ourselves and others. It can feel...

　　Patricia Gundry, an evangelical author who taught that God was the first feminist, died on July 31 at age 90. 　　She was part of a movement of womenincluding Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, Letha Scanzoni, and Nancy Hardestywho reevaluated Christian teachings on gender and hierarchy in light of Scripture. 　　With an evangelical commitment to rejecting tradition unless it could be backed up...

　　John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his churchs accountant with some bad news. 　　Church Mutual, the churchs insurance company, had dropped them. 　　This does not make sense, Parks, the pastor of Ashford Community Church in Houston, recalls thinking at the time. Weve never filed a claim. 　　Five months...

　　Rob Natelson’s essay, “The Constitutional Line on Direct Taxes,” concludes that the Supreme Court’s decisions involving direct and indirect taxes have been “conflicting, uncertain—and wrong.” Those decisions may have been conflicting and uncertain, but whether they are wrong is a more complicated question. 　　He urges us to do a deep dive into “eighteenth-century tax vocabulary and … contemporaneous tax laws”...

　　The modern United States of America is not a “white supremacist” society. In his recently published The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism is Tearing America Apart, Claremont Institute’s Jeremy Carl makes one of the most obvious but least discussed points of our era: there exists far more bigotry against whites, and less bigotry against population minorities (although some certainly remains)...

　　Why Is Spiritual Growth Important? 　　August 12 　　Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be...

　　Weekend, August 10, 2024 　　The Father’s Table 　　You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. (Psalm 23:5 NLT) 　　There is a real spiritual battle that rages for Christians. And many are shocked to find that the Christian life is not a playground but a battleground. 　　David wrote in Psalm 23, “You prepare a feast for me...

　　BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY:Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the...