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A Campus Satire for Our Time

In Opinion by Michael Rae

As far back as the 1960s, novelist Philip Roth declared that reality in the United States was outpacing the creative capacities of the writer of fiction. “The actuality is continually outdoing our talents,” he wrote back then, “and the culture tosses up figures daily that are the envy of any novelist.” Continue Reading… Read more at The Acton Institute

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David Johnston finds a middle ground in his interim report on foreign interference

In Opinion by Michael Rae

THE FOREIGN INTERFERENCE INTERIM REPORT We are going to focus today in some detail on the key elements of the First Report of the Independent Special Rapporteur (ISR), David Johnston, on Foreign Interference. We turn first to the Executive Summary, where Johnston lays out his key conclusions. Foreign Interference is happening in Visit the Rideau Institute for the complete article

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Keep The Covenant on Your Moviegoing Radar This Memorial Day

In Opinion by Michael Rae

This Memorial Day, there is one movie in theaters that addresses directly the experiences of veterans. While American families are entertained by the Super Mario Bros. movie, now a billion-dollar proposition worldwide, people who prefer more true-to-life action can see the movie I recommend, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, which has barely made any money, even though it’s an exciting, gripping experience, and it’s got a star, Jake Gyllenhaal. Continue Reading… Read more at The Acton Institute

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Tim Keller Lives

In Opinion by Michael Rae

I’ve been a Christian for almost half a century, sometimes with a critical spirit toward sermons. So I’ll now write something I’ve never written before and never expect to write again: the best preacher I’ve ever heard “died” last Friday. Continue Reading… Read more at The Acton Institute

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Liberty Is Not the Product of Any One Religion

In Opinion by Michael Rae

Paul D. Miller, a professor of the practice of international affairs at Georgetown University, has argued in a recent essay in Christianity Today that Christianity is not necessary for democracy. Miller challenges “conservative evangelicals” who believe that “Christianity is necessary for a free society.” Continue Reading… Read more at The Acton Institute

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Tetris and the Birth of an Obsession

In Opinion by Michael Rae

It may be hard to picture now, when American children spend seemingly every waking hour absorbed in Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, but once upon a time the country’s youth contented themselves with activities that did not involve gazing into tiny screens—you know, riding bikes, throwing around a football, jumping rope. Continue Reading… Read more at The Acton Institute