Category Archives: Politics

Transgenderism Eats Its own Tail: If boys can be girls, then what does “girl” actually mean?

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Matt

Like Minnesota before her, Virginia has recently chosen to impose radical gender theory on its schools. The motivation behind this push is supposedly compassion for a select group of boys and girls—specifically the boys who think they are really girls … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Ethics, Feminism, Politics | 3 Comments

In Defense of Offense

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Matt

I had another article up at The Federalist the other day—this time about the threat to religious liberty posed by a rainbow mob and the foolish attempts by moderates to try and make peace with that mob by accommodating it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Natural Law, Politics | 1 Comment

A Face for Radio

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Matt

The Federalist ran an essay of mine earlier this week:  Conservatism is Obsolete.  But if that piece leaves you wanting more, I am slated to talk about it on The Steve Deace Show this Thursday at around 4:15 pm ET.

Posted in Politics | Leave a comment

Do We Have to Amputate?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Matt

There’s been an update on the Maryland family threatened by Child Protective Services for allowing their children (10 and 6) to walk to & from a local park on their own. According to the Washington Post, CPS has concluded their … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

In Which Some Nets Will Be Deemed More Neutral Than Others

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Matt

Back when I was in high school, I remember a history teacher of mine giving a not-exactly-unbiased perspective on the liberal/conservative divide in America. Conservatives, he said, were afraid of big government, but liberals realized that big government is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Leave a comment

Rainbow Lobby Trying to Take an Elderly Grandmother’s Business and Home over $7.91

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Matt

In what has become an increasingly common story, Barronelle Stutzman, a 70-year-old florist in Washington State, chose not to help two male customers pretend that they were marrying each other because she deemed such assistance a violation of her Christian … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics | 3 Comments

Sentamentalism & Leftism != Goodness

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Matt

Look out, Christians; it looks like godless parents raise more liberal kids than we do. Wait… what do you mean that’s not news? But Jezebel just ran a big ‘gotcha’ story on it denouncing us. Well, they did headline it … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Culture, Ethics, Humanism, Politics | Leave a comment

Faithlessness and the Danger of Busybodies

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Matt

I’ve written several times about the virtue of faith and the associated vice of desperation. This virtue is not the saving faith taught by Christianity, but is instead an ethical matter—a disposition towards acting as though the world will ultimately … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Politics | 1 Comment

The Obsolescence of Conservatism

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Matt

Could American conservatism be obsolete? Liberals and progressives have, of course, felt this way about us for a long time, but there’s never been a need to be bothered over that. I raise the question for a different purpose: as … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 5 Comments

Rethinking Equality

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Matt

Awhile back, I wrote a short piece about equality and marriage. I noted that when the idea that all people are created equal was added to our political discourse, it brought some benefits to the common good. It helped to … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Ethics, Feminism, Humanism, Politics | Leave a comment