From Dictatorship to Dictatorship: The False Security of Nazism and Socialism in East Germany
Some countries drift through history. Germany tore through it like a wrecking ball. In the span of seventy years, it went from monarchy to fragile democracy, to fascism, to Soviet-style socialism, to Western capitalism. No society survives that kind of ideological whiplash without scars. East Germany, in particular, became a case study in what happens […]
Read MoreHow Oregon’s Abortion Law Turned Conscience Into a Church Question
The 9th Circuit’s ruling on Friday shows what happens when moral objections count only if they sound religious. Oregon Right to Life doesn’t advertise itself as a religious organization. It’s a political advocacy group, a 501(c)(4), open to anyone who pays five dollars to join. Its staff doesn’t lead Bible studies. Its mission isn’t overtly […]
Read MoreMatthew and Simon Voted Differently — But They Followed the Same Jesus
Before they were apostles, they were political opposites. That didn’t stop them from walking the same road. Matthew worked for the empire. Simon wanted to burn it down. One collected taxes from his neighbors for Caesar. The other likely saw Rome as the enemy of God and freedom. You couldn’t find two people farther apart. […]
Read MoreTexas Voters Approve Parental Rights Amendment
Early returns show that on November 4, 2025, voters in Texas approved Texas Proposition 15, Parental Rights Amendment (2025). The measure will amend the Texas Constitution to state that a parent “has the responsibility to nurture and protect the parent’s child and the corresponding fundamental right to exercise care, custody, and control of the parent’s child, including […]
Read MoreAre There Really Socialist Countries That Truly Embrace Religious Freedom?
After I published a blog article critical of socialism, a reader challenged me for equating socialism too closely with communism. I asked them to name socialist countries that weren’t also communist but they didn’t offer a response. That prompted me to take a closer look at how nations that call themselves socialist actually function, especially […]
Read MoreSCOTUS Allows Enforcement of Birth-Sex Passport Policy While Case Continues
The Supreme Court on November 6, 2025, granted a stay allowing the Biden administration’s successor to enforce a revised State Department policy requiring all newly issued U.S. passports to display a person’s sex assigned at birth, not their self-identified gender. This decision reverses a lower court’s injunction that had blocked the rule’s implementation nationwide. The […]
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