What’s driving today’s polarization around race? And what’s the answer? Two opposite answers—two narratives, if you will—are unfolding. One emphasizes systemic injustice and institutional racism. It views the problems black people face as sourced outside their community and attributes these problems to historic slavery and pervasive, systemic white oppression. The
What’s driving today’s polarization around race? And what’s the answer? Two narratives are unfolding. One emphasizes systemic injustice and institutional racism. It views the problems black people face as sourced outside their community and attributes these problems to historic slavery and pervasive, systemic white oppression. The other narrative emphasizes the
In June I published an article titled Race in America: Two Opposing Narratives. One narrative (the seemingly dominant one) emphasizes systemic injustice and institutional racism. It views the problems black people face as sourced outside their community, in the larger society, and attributes these problems to historic slavery and pervasive,
Washington DC Mayor Muriel Browser had a sign, two blocks long, painted on a street near the White House. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Go here to see the picture. Amazon Prime has put a banner on their website declaring, Black lives matter Amazon stands in
DNA friend Marvin Olasky, editor in chief of WORLD and the author of more than 20 books, recently published “Social Calvinism: How the Reformer challenged conventional wisdom in government and economics” at WORLD’s Saturday Series page. We found his post about John Calvin so engaging and important we want to
Why do progressives reject Bernie Sanders? “It is better to rule in hell than to serve in heaven.” Lucifer, in Paradise Lost John Milton got it right: The culture of heaven is to serve. The culture of hell is to rule. Those who seek power would rather rule in hell
It’s looking more and more like a Trump vs Sanders race. Bernie Sanders may have the best chance to win the Democratic nomination for president. He has “The Big Mo”(momentum), has raised more money than any other Democratic candidate, and has the best grass-roots support and national network. Sanders has
US Attorney General Bill Barr A political theory says the fiery oratory of a leader has less effect than the collective, quieter influence of his subordinates. Let’s hope so. That’s one way to reflect on a recent speech by President Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr at Notre Dame. His forty-minute
The West is spilling innocent blood Go here to see an angry woman. Why was she angry? Because US Senator Ben Sasse (R-NB) was seeking a unanimous consent vote for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. In other words, Sasse was asking for the actual vote for the act to
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Wikimedia Commons Our friend Nancy R. Pearcey is editor-at-large of The Pearcey Report. She is also scholar in residence and professor at Houston Baptist University, where she serves as director of the Francis Schaeffer Center for Worldview and Culture. Nancy is also a fellow at the Discovery Institute. Dr. Pearcey recently published
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