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Essays, evaluations, and observations on the drift of modern institutions.
Why Political Tension Is Necessary
Political tension is not always the enemy. Held correctly, tension creates the space where government can work. Without it, politics...
Read Article Why America Needs Both Left and Right
The right and left are not enemies. At their best, one protects structure and the other protects life. Each side...
Read Article What Is Materialism? The View That Reduces Man to Matter
Materialism assumes that physical reality is the only firm reality. It explains man through matter, energy, biology, chemistry, brain function,...
Read Article The Dictionary and the Culture
A dictionary looks harmless, but definitions shape culture. When words like harm, freedom, safety, law, justice, and man change meaning,...
Read Article Recovering the Human Person
The answer to the redefinition of man is recovery. Man is not god, not meat, not data, and not appetite....
Read Article Who Benefits When Words Change Meaning?
When a word changes meaning, authority shifts. Harm, safety, truth, freedom, compassion, law, and education do not merely change as...
Read Article Why a Society of Little Gods Cannot Hold Together
Modern culture often tells people to define themselves, choose their truth, and reject limits. But if every person becomes his...
Read Article The Shared Agreement That Makes Society Possible
A society is not just a crowd of people living near each other. It is people living under shared meanings,...
Read Article When Law Becomes Accusation
Law once meant a known standard applied with consequence. Today the language of law is everywhere: harm, foul, abuse, conflict...
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