Some Personal (Critical) Thoughts on Francis Schaeffer’s Shaping of Evangelical America

If Francis Schaeffer was "the single greatest intellectual influence on young evangelicals of the 1960s and '70s," I'd wager those not of the evangelical bent ever have anything to worry about -- not that they ever did.

A Look Back At My 2016 Article, “Republicans Can’t Be Christians — Sorry!”

President Donald Trump with one of his most ardent evangelical supporters, the sellout Franklin Graham [I published this earlier today on Medium. It's literally the same thing, but better proofed and edited, so it's perhaps 1% better if grammatical mistakes just kill you like they do some. If that's the case, you may wish to …

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An Update with Context on Little-Known Historical US Oppression of International Minorities

I just published An Update with Context on Little-Known Historical US Oppression of International Minorities on Medium. Feel free to check it out. Cheers!

Book Review: A Foreign Policy for the Left

A Foreign Policy for the Left by Michael Walzer My rating: 1 of 5 stars Weak. I've been a progressive/"liberal" for most of my adult life but over the past five years have become really disgusted with the group. While I cannot stand (even believe) where the far right has gone, A) the left could …

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Some More Book Reviews

Being There by Jerzy Kosiński My rating: 5 of 5 stars Postmodern brilliance. Stunning in what is says in what it doesn't say. I actually prefer Kosinki's The Painted Bird, which is a little more brutal, but I honestly think Being There is the author's best truly "postmodern" work, translated well to the screen, and …

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