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How often does the bobber go down?

Young evangelicals are abandoning Christianity with increasing frequency. Are sites like CURRENT nudging them toward the exits?

The problem of polarization has an unexpected solution

It all came down to the vault. The Cold War was over, but the U.S. women’s gymnastics team—they would soon become known as the Magnificent Seven—still had some work to do. The Soviet Union had dominated the all-around team event, […]

In this pandemic, apocalyptic revelation abounds

Don’t be deceived: In American politics, it’s religion all the way down

America’s new civil religion deserves celebration

Implicit coercion? Or impartial enforcement?

Given the class dynamics surrounding abortion, what methods should pro-life advocates adopt? 

It’s surprisingly good advice—especially during a pandemic

COVID-19 in the form of the so-called “Delta” variant is once again on the rise. Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control urged vaccinated people in high-transmission areas to start wearing masks again. Many of these high-transmission areas are places with […]

Does curricular reform at Princeton warrant the conservative critique?

Which way does influence lie? It’s a question social conservatives need to ask. 

George Packer’s catastrophism is bankrupt

Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) recently released its 2020 Census of American Religion. It revealed that white evangelical Christians have been in a nearly continuous state of decline since 2006. In that year they made up twenty-three percent of the […]

How the evangelical faithful embraced Donald Trump as a man of God

Which soaring ideals survive?

A National Prayer Breakfast is one thing. A National Day of Prayer is another.

Thirty-nine years ago this month my life changed as the result of a simple act that took place while seated at the kitchen table in the northern New Jersey house where I grew up. With all the faith I could […]

What kind of majority rule does democracy require?