by Collin Brendemuehl | Aug 17, 2021 | Christianity and Society, Politics
This past week a nation collapsed: Afghanistan. This past week a political ideology collapsed: Wilsonian global governance. Management of other nations by whatever means does not work. That’s not peace. Just as about a century ago the political ends of...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Jan 16, 2021 | Politics
To say that the last four years have been interesting is the greatest of understatements. President Trump has done things that no other president could or would do. Some of the things he did no other President would want to do. But whatever your opinion these have...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Dec 1, 2018 | Politics
Can one be both blindingly honest and blindingly naive at the same time. When I listen to conservative voices speaking about the American project the concentration is on principle — freedom — and little about what it took to accomplish that freedom. There...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Jun 6, 2018 | Christianity and Society, Politics
Conservatism has become as pessimistic as liberalism. While both were founded in the context of postmillennial optimism with is dream of a better world and improved human condition. The wish was to build God’s Kingdom, or at least something that closely...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Feb 16, 2017 | Politics
On February 15, 2017, Rush Limbaugh hit upon a gem. His several paragraphs encapsulate the theme and methodology of a narrative-driven system. First, here is a portion of the transcript. I realize it’s a lengthy segment and I trust he won’t be upset at the...
