David Koyzis is the author of the award-winning Political Visions and Illusions (2003), which recently came out in a Brazilian edition, Visões e Ilusões Politicas, and of We Answer to Another: Authority, Office, and the Image of God (2014).
Julie Payette, Canadian governor general, is not entitled to establish scientism as the state religion. Continue Reading »
Earlier this month, Sanders appeared not to understand that there is no justice where religious liberty lacks protection. Continue Reading »
The Benedict Option: Whatever we label it, it is something to which all Christians everywhere are called. Continue Reading »
There is a case to be made that the British and American constitutions are not that different after all. Continue Reading »
Canadians cherish the contributions made by their immigrants, whom they have generally welcomed. But immigrants have come here not because Canada has no core political identity, but precisely because of Canada's core political identity. Continue Reading »
There have long been white- and blue-collar neighborhoods in our cities. But now we may be seeing the rise of white-collar and blue-collar countries. Continue Reading »
While we may aspire to have equal regard for everyone without discrimination, in reality we are limited creatures with limited abilities. Our capacity for compassion is thus limited as well. Continue Reading »
If we abandon the peculiarly modern quest for strict equality of treatment, it should be possible for the E.U. to function with its member states unevenly integrated into the whole. Great Britain could remain part of the E.U. while, fully in accordance with subsidiarity, claiming as much independence as it needs and can handle. Continue Reading »
Might we do well to admit, not that democracy is a bad thing, but that too much democracy can harm a country's constitution? Continue Reading »
Social media tend to magnify the expansive self, encouraging participants to stake out a virtual identity within the ethereal territory of the world wide web: “This is who I am, like it or not!” “My political beliefs are part of my identity; to call them into question is to call my very identity into question.” Continue Reading »
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