Oct 28, 2019On Men, Women, The Church and LeadershipYou’re well-informed, so there’s a good chance you’re already familiar with the dustup between John MacArthur and Beth Moore. Still, given that you’re also a busy person, I offer this synopsis from Joe Dallas at The Stream: I doubt you need the backstory, but in case you missed it, last…Christianity5 min read
Jun 8, 2019If a twilight struggle for the definition of conservatism is underway, I know which side I’m onI’ve been sitting here deliberating whether to provide a link to the essay I’m about to discuss. I generally don’t do so in these cases. If the piece is so poisonous to the national discourse that the question of responsibility for aggravating a dark trend arises, I decline. But I’m…Politics4 min read
Dec 1, 2018On the passing of George H.W. BushHe was the embodiment of the noblest traits of the Bush dynasty, going back to Reverend James Smith Bush (1825–1889). Starting with that attorney-turned-Episcopal-priest, the family placed decency, civic engagement and enterprise among the values it felt most important to pass down from one generation to the next. The Bush…Politics2 min read
Apr 24, 2018Distinguishing conservatism from Trumpism becomes more important all the timeBecause of the current political climate, leftists have a handy rejoinder to right-of-center arguments on a range of issues. …2016 Election7 min read
Mar 9, 2018Gender: the turf on which the pointy-headed overlords gain the most groundAs you know, yesterday was International Women’s Day, and all the lefties milked it for all it was worth. I was heartened to see a couple of expressions of concern for what, in post-America anyway, is a more immediate problem: the villainization of masculinity. On his FNC program, Tucker Carlson…Corporate Culture6 min read
Feb 21, 2018On watching Dinesh D’Souza’s self-orchestrated demiseHe was a whiz kid from India who quickly became fluent in English, came onto the radar screen as a conservative activist at Dartmouth, wrote some great books, including The End of Racism and a Reagan bio, spent some time as an American Enterprise Institute scholar, and served as a…Politics3 min read
Feb 16, 2018Stepping back far enough from the immediacy of Parkland to see what it’s really a symptom ofLike clockwork, the spectrum of “somethings” various camps are calling on us to do is in our faces in the aftermath of the Florida mass shooting. It ranges from much stricter gun control to armed guards in schools. …Guns4 min read
Feb 13, 2018Do we finally have a wedge between Trumpism and actual conservatism?It’s not as if no one is drawing attention to the fact that the looming debt and deficit remain legislatively unaddressed. Think-tank wonks, pundits, and indeed legislators themselves are speaking up, some out of sincere concern and some out of disingenuousness. Look, the recently passed tax-reform package is great. Bonuses…Politics3 min read
Jan 28, 2018How I’d love not to be sick of musicI think longtime readers of my blog, Late in the Day, as well as my Medium followers, are aware that music is at the heart of most of my side endeavors that flesh out my career as a writer. I play guitar. I currently play in a band the repertoire…Music4 min read
Jan 21, 2018This moment is worse, and here’s whyThe pony-in-here-somewhere types have a couple of compelling points. One, there’s no denying the ways in which America, and the West generally, and, in some ways, the world at large, has never had it so good. Smart phones have been around long enough that we take their miraculousness for granted…North Korea5 min read
