‘Because Trump’: Voting for Biden in the Age of #MeToo
The Left’s newfound relativism shows that their support only extends as far as their political designs.
Putting the Public Back in Public Opinion
The New York Times’ petty swipe at conservatives (disguised as a swipe at Trump) in an article about Biden’s alleged indiscretions is proof that the corporate media has less and less ability to dictate public opinion. And they hate it.
American Penitence in Our Time of Plague
For a person who “seldom or never” prays to be spiritually moved to pray can only be recognized as one of the few blessings we can glean from this crisis.
America’s Cultural Left Chooses to Advance Chinese Interests Over America’s
A moment will come—perhaps sooner than later—when the American Left will need to make a choice between advertising the virtues of American government and our way of life or enabling China in their design to take a position as the preeminent global economic power.
The Cowardice of Our Half-Trained Relativistic Elites
American elites have embraced a subjective view of reality. But their educations were incomplete: a true commitment to relativism requires one to abandon the prerogative to make universal claims to truth. But they can’t do that since it’s their ticket to power.
COVID-19, Science, and the Rediscovery of the Divine
Science ensures that the material is all we see; the market ensures that it is all we want. But in crises, people have a way of turning toward the more metaphysical questions.
On Superdelegates, the Electoral College, and Realpolitik
The positions staked out by the Democratic candidates may be contradictory but they are not irrational.
The Subversive Intentions of Our Mainstream Media
The bias and censoring impulse that we observe in our news coverage isn’t incidental.
Why Christians Under Siege See a Cyrus in Trump
Orthodox Christians have watched for decades as the culture has turned against them. Is it any wonder that they are happy to find a Cyrus who sees their vulnerability and promises them a wall?
The #Resistance Resembles the Flight 175 Hijackers
The #Resistance are like the men who hijacked Flight 175—they are true believers. They are convinced that Trump represents such a threat that no law, no precedent, no amount of collateral damage, no future consequences could justify refusing to use the most brutal force to address their grievances.
Make Honduras Great . . . Again?
As we near the completion of President Trump’s third year in office, the partisan divisions on the problem of illegal immigration grow ever deeper. For […]
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: Impeachment and Elite Entitlement
These words from the Mueller Report—allegedly uttered by President Trump upon learning of the appointment of a special counsel—are catnip to Trump’s enemies: “Oh my […]
Can We Still Be Conservatives?
As someone who is paid to study rhetoric, I am not an easy guy to convince. But when I first read Michael Anton’s essay, “The […]
America’s Soft Empire and the Problem of Sovereignty
In today’s world, no two men are more responsible for the overwhelmingly negative connotations of the English word empire than George Lucas and Ronald Reagan. […]
The Rhetorical Art of Blame-Laying
As a public service, here are some things that are in no way responsible for creating a “climate of political violence” in the United States: […]
Make Rhetoric Great Again
At the university where I teach rhetoric, an organization called the Center for Public Deliberation promotes events where students, faculty and other citizens can discuss […]