Category: Politics

Why I Stayed Right: How Studying Religion Kept Me a Conservative

My interest in politics began in 2000 when my father taught me how the Electoral College worked for electing a president. I was a young teenager but my interest in politics, like my awareness of the world, grew. We had our guy in the White House and they didn’t. Our nation went off to war

A Lament for Rand

It caught me by great surprise this morning to learn that Dr. Rand Paul had suspended his campaign. I am truly confused for why Rand decided to end his campaign already. Consider the following: • He is on the ballot in all 50 states. • The National Convention is about a race for the delegates,

Brief GOP Debate Reflection

1. Rand did well; not great. Probably not much to gain more voters, but at least we know he’s alive. He reminded us of the need for libertarian-like ideas in the Republican party. 2. Cruz affirmed to us that he wants to be Mr. Purity, but he comes across as obnoxious which turns some folks

Chris Christie Flunks Religious Liberty

Gov. Chris Christie was recently interviewed by Chris Wallace on Fox News and I thought he did fairly well. I appreciate Christie’s candor and yet I disagree with him on a number of policy issues. One issue in particular arose during the interview, which you can watch above. The question of religious liberty begins at