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A Pilgrim on the Road of Life
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2018 Commencement Address at Christendom College It is an honor to be with these students. What a wonderful group. I looked around and I saw these statues and icons, the pictures of the Blessed Virgin Mary...
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Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
The Paradox of Wars and Culture Wars
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For the past thirty or more years, Americans have been embroiled in a seemingly endless conflict called the “culture wars.” The phrase was made famous by University of Virginia sociologist James Davison Hunter, and...
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David D. Corey
The Rhythm of Popular Music: Primitivist Slumming in a Machine Age?
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One of the most widely read essays we have published was Kurt Poterack’s “A People without Melody,” which explored the decline of melody in popular music. Prompted...
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Kurt Poterack
Illegal Immigration: A Legal and Moral Analysis
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Although immigration policy often seems one of the most divisive issues in American politics, a new consensus may be emerging. American voters now overwhelmingly support granting legal status to illegal immigrants. A September 2017 Fox News poll...
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Rev. Stephen F. McGraw
& Rev. Donald J. Planty, Jr.
The Supernatural Foundation of Charity
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Modern advocates for social justice sometimes fear that prioritizing traditional practices of almsgiving can undercut more substantial and far-reaching projects to construct a just society in which the need for alms would disappear. Though...
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Gary A. Anderson
Saudi Arabia, Salafism, and U.S. Foreign Policy
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When the April 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and a group of nations including the United States was concluded, the Obama administration scrambled to assure Saudi Arabia (Iran’s rival in the Middle East) of American friendship....
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Gabriel Said Reynolds

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A Pilgrim on the Road of Life

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The Paradox of Wars and Culture Wars

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The Rhythm of Popular Music: Primitivist Slumming in a Machine Age?

By Kurt Poterack

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Illegal Immigration: A Legal and Moral Analysis

By Rev. Stephen F. McGraw
& Rev. Donald J. Planty, Jr.

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The Supernatural Foundation of Charity

By Gary A. Anderson

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Saudi Arabia, Salafism, and U.S. Foreign Policy

By Gabriel Said Reynolds

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