In Donald Trump's inaugural address he talked about "American carnage." Well, we got American carnage today. A pro-Trump mob made up of people who believe that … [Read more...] about What happened today is a fitting ending to the worst presidential administration in American history
"Last Temptation" (Gerson) series
Historian Wilfred McClay will join the faculty of Hillsdale College
One of nation's leading conservative thinkers will join one of America's most conservative schools. (See our previous McClay posts here). Here is the Hillsdale … [Read more...] about Historian Wilfred McClay will join the faculty of Hillsdale College
Thoughts on Michael Gerson’s “The Last Temptation”: Part 4
Click here for previous installments in this series. Click here to read Gerson's article in The Atlantic. In this piece, I reflect on Gerson's love of Catholic … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Michael Gerson’s “The Last Temptation”: Part 4
Thoughts on Michael Gerson’s “The Last Temptation”: Part 3
Click here for previous installments of this series. Click here to read Gerson's article in The Atlantic. Here is Gerson on the history of American Protestant … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Michael Gerson’s “The Last Temptation”: Part 3
Thoughts on Michael Gerson’s “The Last Temptation”: Part 2
Read Part 1 of this series here. Read Gerson's Atlantic piece here. Anyone who reads my work knows that I am a big fan of George Marsden's essay “Human Depravity: A … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Michael Gerson’s “The Last Temptation”: Part 2
Thoughts on Michael Gerson’s “The Last Temptation”: Part 1
I have finally found time to read Michael Gerson's Atlantic essay on evangelicals and Trump. It is titled "The Last Temptation." It is good piece. Very good. In … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Michael Gerson’s “The Last Temptation”: Part 1