How Canada’s Bill C-9 Would Have Reimagined Religious Liberty
By redefining hatred and easing charges, bills like Canada’s Bill C-9 could make self-censorship the price of social peace.
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Less Feed, More Life
What would help Americans scroll less? Friction, privacy limits, and offline defaults could shift behavior at scale.
When Law Lacks Teeth: The Question of Foreign Intervention
Many views on interventionism are shaped by failures in the Middle East. But is intervention the cause of systemic failure, or the consequence of it?
The Most Corrosive Claim in American Politics: “Everything You’ve Been Told Is Wrong”
Does anti-elite media sharpen or shatter judgment? Extremist talking heads destabilize reality and easing moral inversion.
We’re Not All That Divided: The Myth of a Nation Split in Half
Is polarization as deep as it looks? Outrage incentives distort perception, hiding broad agreement on key reforms.
I Fled Post-Revolution Iran. I’m Worried for America.
Who guards freedom in polarized times? Civic doubt, pluralist respect, and local ties, not outrage, preserve liberty.
The Limits of Empathy: Why Feeling Isn’t Always Knowing
Is empathy always good? Without scrutiny, it feeds bias, but with reality testing, it grounds compassion in truth.
Perspective: Religion Can Support the Constitution. A Religious ‘Takeover’ Does Not
Constitutional conflicts can arise when religious language and behavior take an aggressive and domineering posture toward government and society as a whole.
The Constitution Was Built on Human Weakness, Not Idealism
What sustains the Constitution? Founders distrusted power, built checks on ambition, and trusted agency as divine.
Did Murder Become a Meme? What Online Reactions to Charlie Kirk Reveal About Us
Did murder become a meme? Political hatred distorts compassion, but peacemaking offers hope.
America’s Interfaith Problem Isn’t Denominational: Learning from Southeast Asia
What lessons can global pluralism teach? Youth-led and policy-driven models can guard religious freedom.
Taking Rauch’s Liberalism Seriously: A Response to Patterson
Do polite compromises secure faith’s future in liberal democracy? They don’t; doctrine must guide law and civic life.