Post Tagged 'war'

April 01, 2025

What Is War Good For?

It’s a common belief today that all war is evil. This is especially true in the wake of the confusing quagmires that have come to characterize warfare in the 21st century: Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Ukraine. Continue Reading...

March 31, 2022

Finding hope for Ukraine’s future

Thirty years ago, the world was in a transition that felt almost euphoric. The Soviet Union had been disbanded and communism in much of the rest of the world was in retreat. Continue Reading...

March 29, 2022

Russian aggression against Ukraine threatens religious liberty

Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues. Ukrainian resistance so far has been fierce, but Russian forces retain a huge advantage in firepower. A victory by Moscow would mean installation of a puppet government in Kyiv, with harsh repression to follow. Continue Reading...

September 02, 2021

Bombs, guns, and drones cannot win a spiritual war (UPDATED)

“[A]t 12 O’clock … our country gained its full independence, praise and gratitude be to God.” Who said it? An American revolutionary on Sept. 3, 1783, at the signing of the Treaty of Paris, perhaps? Continue Reading...

April 08, 2015

Discrimination for Me, But Not for Thee

In today’s Acton Commentary, “The Logic of Economic Discrimination,” I take up a small slice of the larger controversy and discussion surrounding religious liberty laws like the one passed recently in Indiana. Continue Reading...

October 20, 2014

Preventing Human Trafficking

Human trafficking can be prevented. It takes tenacity, hard work, and knowledge of the needs of the people in a particular area of the world. One of the greatest “push” factors (those factors that drive people into human trafficking) is poverty. Continue Reading...

May 12, 2014

Post Tagged 'war'

What Is War Good For?

Finding hope for Ukraine’s future

Russian aggression against Ukraine threatens religious liberty

Bombs, guns, and drones cannot win a spiritual war (UPDATED)

Discrimination for Me, But Not for Thee

Preventing Human Trafficking

Tolkien, Hobbits, Hippies and War

Video: Erik Prince on ‘Civilian Warriors’

Veterans Day, ‘Unbroken,’ and Billy Graham

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