Category Archives: Culture

The Last Jedi & Postmodernism

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Matt

Do I still have to give a spoiler warning for Star Wars: The Last Jedi ? If so, then consider it given. I’ve written before about how much I detest this film and why. But while I noted the huge … Continue reading →

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Rhetoric & Indoctrination – Issues Etc. Interview

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Matt

Issues Etc was good enough to have me on the show again this past Friday.  You can check out the interview here.

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The Power of Deceit

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Matt

Leftist educators indoctrinating our youth in progressive thought is unfortunately a “dog bites man” story these days.  Conservatives, however, still have a tendency to underestimate the power of this indoctrination.  My latest at The Federalist takes a look at the … Continue reading →

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Cold Civil War – Exhibit G

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Matt

If you’ve been on the internet lately, you’ve probably heard about Dan Piepenbring’s absurd piece about Chick-Fil-A in the New Yorker last week.  After all, it’s being very thoroughly lampooned by folks on the right.  And deservedly so.  More than anything … Continue reading →

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Issues Etc. & The Federalist

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Matt

If you haven’t read it yet, my latest piece at The Federalist is about the growing absence of men from Western churches in light of the contempt that they often find there. When Christians ponder the ongoing departure of men … Continue reading →

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Did You Really Think Anything Was Sacred?

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Matt

Planned Parenthood apparently wants to up the SJW factor in Disney Princesses even further.  Here’s what they tweeted before it was taken down: LifeNews notes that “nothing is sacred” to Planned Parenthood, but it’s really hard to get outraged over this–as … Continue reading →

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Entitlement, Responsibility, and Authority – A Thought Experiment

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Matt

Entitlement, responsibility, and authority—these three facets of personal relationships must always exist in conjunction with one another. If you try to add or remove one, then you will inevitably add or remove all three. Likewise, if you try to corrupt … Continue reading →

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Cultural Doggie Bag: Star Wars – The Last Jedi

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Matt

Hugely polarizing movies are always interesting to me—whether I love it or hate it, there’s always something interesting to think about with respect to films that sharply divide audiences. The new Star Wars movie certainly falls into this category, what … Continue reading →

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Babel is a Feature, not a Bug

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Matt

It’s not exactly rare for the Bible to clash with modernism. The six days of creation, the global flood, and Jonah’s fishy situation certainly upset our philosophy of science—the rules under which scientists analyze data which forbid any consideration of … Continue reading →

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On ‘The Narrative’

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Matt

Conservatives are well aware of certain tendencies in the way that mainstream media outlets twist and distort the facts. And so, when we learn about important details missing from stories or relevant stories that largely go without coverage (e.g. hate … Continue reading →

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