Posts by Robert Rider
The Religion of Atheism
We all make choices about what we believe. We are active in the realm of ideas.
Read MoreOf Banks and Bailouts
by Ben Seevers How should we respond to the Silicon Valley Bank failure? Are we doomed to repeat this same story for eternity until the monetary system breaks down? Easy money The monetary chickens released during the COVID panic are coming home to roost. Rampant monetary inflation, easy money, in large part led to the…
Read MoreHouse Speaker Debacle
Despite Republicans’ best efforts, a negative narrative is forming about the GOP’s ability to cooperate, and McCarthy’s election solidified this narrative.
Read MoreEducation Not Indoctrination
It is imperative to ensure that educators teach history truthfully, regardless of our beliefs, because history is a balance between dignity and depravity.
Read MoreHow a Blank Piece of Paper May Change the World
If all goes well, the future of China may be a blank sheet of paper.
Read More280 Characters
How has the use of social media altered our ability to persuade?
Read MoreThe Great Society and Its Not-So-Great Boundaries
Even without imposing governmental power on the family, these welfare reforms gave families new avenues of provision, and these provisionary means created a web of perverse incentives for families. . . It is these perverse incentives that I believe break the boundaries of the sphere sovereignty that Kuyper envisioned.
Read MoreThe Trump Shall Not Resound
Republicans need to unhitch from the Trump-train before they inevitably fall with him.
Read MoreDoctrine by Politics
The fact that the Church is no longer the one teaching doctrine leaves a haunting question: if we aren’t teaching it, then who is? And in today’s world where evangelicalism is walking a tightrope between a political identity and a faith descriptor, my suspicion is that the new teacher is politics.
Read MoreOn American Dreams and Abortion Abolitionism
The “abolitionist” faction of pro-lifers may be seen as seekers of perfection. Abolitionists push for prosecuting women seeking an abortion. Such rash, totalizing moves are not the way to win hearts and minds. Excessive force will not convince our country of the truth.
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