The Small r “republican” Tradition Offers Something to Religious Left Originalists
Read about cutting edge research from Harvard that both contradicts a “secular” understanding of modernity and supports an egalitarian economic vision of such.
Author: Jon Rowe
Transgender Spirit
Transgenderism is not some new crazy phenomenon coming out of the modern demented, decadent, relativistic West mind. Let’s look at how other cultures view this.
Marcion and Arius: American Political Theology’s Roots
How does Marcion, an early church father, who like Arius was one of the earliest notable heretics, relate to the Christian-Deism that arose in England and America during the Enlightenment period of the American Founding. That’s what I am trying to figure out here.
“Neoliberal” — I’m not sure if I get this term (but I try to)
I’m trying to understand the term “neoliberalism” that is often bandied about. I am interested in whether readers think I get it right here.
Who is the Greatest Drunk Of All Time (In An Objective Sense)?
There can be only one. And he was it.
Justice Scalia, RIP
Justice Scalia, RIP. That he would ditch Stare Decisis would make the American System look more European. Yet, Scalia didn’t think “Americans should be governed the way that Europeans are.” That’s a conundrum.
Dr. Joseph Waligore’s Latest
Ben Franklin was not a non-religious “deist.” But neither was he a traditional orthodox Christian. For some cutting edge research that sheds light on Franklin’s actual religious beliefs, click on the link.
Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms & Pythagoras
I’m super-interested in this book, just like Bill Clinton is and John Adams and Thomas Jefferson probably would have been.
The Question of Natural Religion and Syncretism Part I
How authentic is it to the various religious systems the notion that all religions try to get at the same essential truth and in a sense do?
Texas Gov. Gets History Wrong in Opposing a Monument
An example of how Christian Nationalist history revision harms.
John Boswell on Christianity and Same Sex Relations in History
For those wishing for happy endings, his thesis is probably too good to be true.
Philosophical Defense to the Slippery Slope Argument
How does the “slippery slope” relate to “post hoc ergo propter hoc” with a discussion of “causation” in a legal context.
What’s in this Black Box?
Speculation as to the possible existence of a secret coterie of advanced beings who filter knowledge down to NASA scientists.
Why I think Online Education is the Future
What is the future of higher education? Face to Face? Online? One veteran practitioner’s opinion informed by experience.
Feser on Problems with Sola Scriptura and the Quakerish Solution
Trying to solve the dilemmas posed by Sola Scriptura can lead to interesting implications for philosophy, politics, law and society.
Peter Thiel’s Idea of Monopoly Using Howard Stern as an Example.
The power of monopolies. Some are legal, some not. If you can pull it off legally, monopolies can make you loads of $.
UFOs: The Atlantis Hypothetical
The contents of a black box are discovered only once it is opened. But we can always speculate about what’s inside.
