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Some Things Should be Cancelled.

August 13, 2020by johnamurdock Leave a comment

We can simply respond to an over-reaching “cancel culture” with amplified resentment or we can use this moment as a time for reflection. If even Planned Parenthood can confess some […]

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Roberts and Roe

July 15, 2020by johnamurdock Leave a comment

Chief Justice John Roberts brought down a Louisiana abortion regulation and built up stare decisis. Does this mean that Roe is safe (and the unborn are not) for the foreseeable […]

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A Northern Perspective on Southern Agrarianism

May 14, 2019by johnamurdock Leave a comment

John reviews The Disfiguration of Nature:  Why Caring for the Environment is Inherently Conservative by James Krueger here at Front Porch Republic.  

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Unlikely Hope from a Royal Wedding

May 23, 2018by johnamurdock Leave a comment

Despite my low expectations, the Episcopal Presiding Bishop’s charismatic sermon (like the wedding itself) did more good than harm.  I reflect on the homily heard around the world here.

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Lipinski Wins. Score One for the Little Guy.

March 23, 2018by johnamurdock Leave a comment

One of the last pro-life Democrats in the House, will still be in the House—despite the best efforts of the abortion lobby to oust him.  Dan Lipinski may be the […]

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Character is Now “Totally Irrelevant”?

March 14, 2018by johnamurdock Leave a comment

Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas is sounding a lot like a Clinton apologist from a generation ago.  The 1998 version of Dr. James Dobson had some thoughts on […]

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Can We Eliminate the Extremes on Guns and Abortion?

February 23, 2018by johnamurdock Leave a comment

Democrats go against the vast majority of Americans (and a majority in their own party) by insisting on legal abortion after 20 weeks. Republicans go against the vast majority of […]

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Endangered Species

February 8, 2018by johnamurdock Leave a comment

Dan Lipinski is a rare breed, a Democrat who speaks up for the unborn.  Once upon a time, that was not so exceptional, but today it makes him a target.  […]

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Newtonian Tests

January 16, 2018by johnamurdock Leave a comment

One year ago at the Heritage Foundation, Newt Gingrich set forth a series of questions to be answered in a year.  The topic was whether Trump’s election was a watershed […]

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The End of Roy (Moore or Less)

December 20, 2017by johnamurdock Leave a comment

He has yet to concede and is raising money for a futile recount, but today I close out the Roy Moore Trilogy at First Things.    (If the recount lessens […]

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