The Point: Ellen DeGeneres Gets It Right
Last weekend, TV host Ellen DeGeneres found herself in the middle of a Tweet-storm because she sat next to former..Read more
Tag: Civil Discourse
“Order in the Court”—and Why it Matters
The Centrality of Order in Civility
Several months ago, I served five days as a juror in a military court-martial. The process was both exhilarating and..Read more
So You’ve Rejected ‘David-Frenchism.’ Now What?
In Pixar’s “Finding Nemo,” there’s a mid-credit scene in which the aquarium fish from the Sidney dentist’s office, having rolled..Read more
The Point: Commence Leaving
Indiana’s Taylor University made national headlines when several dozen students and faculty walked out during the commencement address by Vice-President..Read more
Snowflakes
“You are not special. You’re not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You’re the same decaying organic matter as everything else.”..Read more
Progressive Fundamentalism
The Quest for Certainty in an Uncertain World
[D]o you submit to regulations “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” (referring to things that all perish as..Read more
Awakening the Woke
Persuasion in a Tribal Age
The identity politics practiced by liberals (i.e. social justice warriors) and conservatives (i.e. the alt-right) is soaking America in the..Read more
Beyond Ideologies: Avoiding Apologetics as a Form of Martial Arts
There are days when the troubles of this world can no doubt be overwhelming. Almost everyday it seems we are..Read more
In Praise of Divisive Politics
The 2018 election has come and gone, and the post-mortems have begun. A recurring obituary is this: America is dead,..Read more
BreakPoint: Pete Davidson, Dan Crenshaw, and Isabella Chow
You Winsome, You Lose Some
What’s the point of being winsome if people still hate, ridicule, and condemn us for our convictions, and even call..Read more
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