What do we get when a conservative Roman Catholic intellectual interacts with a Calvinist Christian nationalist? No guesswork required here. Ross Douthat and Doug Wilson in an episode of “Interesting Times” discuss Wilson’s theological and political views. In the course…
House Republicans will pray to solve the problem they created
The House Freedom Caucus has announced a prayer meeting to seek God’s help solving a problem they created themselves. How ironic. Today’s prayer meeting was called, in part, to ask for divine intervention on the government shutdown, now in its…
Karoline Leavitt dishes out lies and insults at the White House
When a Huffington Post reporter recently asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt who chose Budapest as the site for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladamir Putin, she shot back: “Your mom did.” A moment…
It’s not just the Young Republicans we need to worry about
Despite how often you hear that America no longer is racist, we remain a racist culture. The difference between the racism of 1950 and 2025: Racism then was proudly displayed in public. The language, the signs, the laws, the culture…
When hate masquerades as love
Hate fills the air as “Christian” America fights over values, social issues, race and sex. An increased rage punctuates our communication. Hate crime and hate speech are mutually charged to MAGA and the Democrats. Both sides tear through news reels…
Meet Peter Thiel, technocrat and apocalyptic preacher
Have you ever said, “I got to get me some of that apocalyptic?” I have been haunted and harmed my entire life by the apocalyptic. First, it was the wild-eyed, sweating, screaming evangelists putting on twice-annual revivals at Antioch Baptist…
‘Antifa’ is another Trump branding victory
When President Donald Trump convened a roundtable today to warn against the dangers of “antifa,” he put on yet another made-for-TV performance about an issue without substance. Trump said federal law enforcement will be “very threatening” as it goes after…
Is it fair to compare MAGA to Nazis?
Vice President JD Vance demands Democrats “stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi” if they want to end political violence in the United States. I think President Donald Trump, Vice President Vance and MAGA world have their…
On the indictment of James Comey
Donald Trump always has been brutally honest about his intentions to get even with his enemies. In a speech to business leaders, Trump said: “You know in all fairness to Wharton, I love ’em, but they teach you some stuff…
Here’s the real context for understanding Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk supporters have spent the better part of a week lambasting writers like me for allegedly quoting him “out of context,” so I’m giddy at the prospect of discussing context. The No. 1 criticism received at BNG over the…
Donald Trump is the epitome of violent speech
After the murder of Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump said rhetoric from “the radical left” is “directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing in our country today.” Trump wasted no time fanning the flames of violence: “My administration will…
Was Charlie Kirk a martyr?
The idea of making Charlie Kirk a martyr never would have occurred to me because he espoused an ideology I find unacceptable and un-Christian. He didn’t deserve to die, but dying doesn’t make one a Christian martyr. The idea was…