Hollywood needs more history.
The Arena
Good citizens under a bad emperor
The “emperor” for the next four years will be bad. We, the citizens, however, don’t have to be.
What I’ll be watching for tonight
What should we be watching for tonight, if the election returns that come in today won’t provide definitive results for the races that have received the most scrutiny?
What we already know about the elections
An election’s results are not the same thing as its meaning.
Interview: Chris Gehrz, College for Christians
Your choice of college may be less important than the choices you make at college.
If you need a non-political read this weekend: “The Novel and the Dictator”
Okay, it’s not entirely non-political, to be honest. Still, if you’d like to read about Russian politics and the effect on writers, my essay “The Novel and the Dictator” is out in the new issue of Ekstasis Magazine. A taste: […]
Blessing of Unicorns: Politics and virtues, 18 Jewish stories in 18 languages, and more books
This week’s Unicorns round up thoughts on politics and a lot of good books.
Six parties may not be enough
This week’s NYT short quiz with six political “parties” options shows that even six may not be enough.
Abortion and prohibition: will the 2024 election be like 1932?
This year’s treatment of abortion by both major parties is reminiscent of how both parties engaged with the issue of alcohol regulation in 1932, the last election before the end of Prohibition.
Against early voting
Early voting doesn’t increase voter turnout and has underexplored downsides.
Interview: Emily Carrington on early pregnancy loss
How we talk about miscarriage matters.
Blessing of Unicorns: compassionate politics, political misogyny, motherhood, and Boethius
This week’s Unicorns think about the election—but compassionately; and also essays on political misogyny, motherhood, and the 1,500th anniversary of the death of Boethius.
What one election poll is telling us
At least voter apathy is on the decline.
Stop reminding me: a theory about this election
Maybe the key to winning this election is to stay out of sight.
Covering up a genitalia remark
A partisan press at work.
Eerdmans books: kindle sale alert and book recs
Need some new kindle reads? Here’s a list!
My pleasure: why would you not want to be charming all the time?
Chick-Fil-A employees’ signature answer inspires an important question.
Blessing of Unicorns: Vergil’s birthday, homemakers, tragic politics, gossip, and America’s other universities
This week’s roundup is eclectic and fabulous.
Interview: Peter Bell and “Sons of Patriarchy” podcast
“When does a movement go from fringe to mainstream?” This is the question with which Peter Bell opens his new podcast, an in-depth examination of the movement Doug Wilson started, but whose tentacles extend far beyond Moscow, Idaho. I am […]
Cheering for baseball teams and presidential candidates
What to do when neither sports nor politics offer us our first choice to cheer for?