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Capital Commentary Archive

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05-06-2011Just War and Osama bin LadenJonathine Shine, Tyler Wigg-Stevenson, Daniel H. LevineTerrorism
09-20-2004Terrorism is Not the EnemyAUTHORTerrorism
03-11-2002U.S. Defense: A Question of PerspectiveJames SkillenTerrorism
12-17-2001Exposing the Roots of HatredKeith PavlischekTerrorism
11-05-2001Beyond the Military CampaignJames SkillenTerrorism
10-22-2001Seamless SillinessKeith PavlischekTerrorism
09-24-2001The Ignominious Pretension of Falwell/RobertsonJames SkillenTerrorism
01-25-2013North/West African Conflicts and Interfaith InterventionismBy R. Drew SmithTerrorism
06-06-2008Rule of Law Succumbs to Torture for SafetyJames SkillenTerrorism
08-19-2011A Christian Response to TerrorismBrenda Kay ZylstraTerrorism
07-29-2011Free Speech and the War on TerrorRyan McIlhennyTerrorism
02-21-2014Politics and ProseBryon Borgerthe Alternative Political Conversations project
08-16-2013Politics and ProseByron Borger The American Bible: How Our Words Unite
06-07-2013The American EagleAaron Belzthe American eagle
09-07-2012The Deep DivideAaron Belzthe arts
12-13-2004Matters of Faith . . . and PrisonJosh GoodThe Faith-Based Initiative
05-21-2010Faith-Based Policy: Will the Center Hold?Stanley Carlson-ThiesThe Faith-Based Initiative
02-13-2009Faith-Based Initiative, Version 3.0Stanley Carlson-ThiesThe Faith-Based Initiative
08-03-2007Which Candidate Will Go First?Stanley Carlson-ThiesThe Faith-Based Initiative
07-06-2007An Uncertain Victory for the Faith-Based InitiativeTimothy SherrattThe Faith-Based Initiative
03-16-2007The Faith-Based Initiative After 2008Stephen LazarusThe Faith-Based Initiative
01-05-2007Don't Backslide on the Faith-Based InitiativeStanley Carlson-ThiesThe Faith-Based Initiative
06-21-2013Politics and ProseByron BorgerThe Just Church
10-06-2014The New Climate EconomyRusty Pritchardthe New Climate Economy
12-08-2014Protest PsalmsGreg Ayersthe Reformation
01-24-2014The Thin Satire of The Wolf of Wall StreetJosh LarsenThe Wolf of Wall Street
04-11-2014Building Up the Common GoodMichael J. Gersontolerance
04-22-2011Fasting for Hunger PreventionMichael J. GersonTony Hall
08-09-2013Challenging Interpretations of Zero Dark ThirtyJosh Larsen torture
01-25-2013Challenging Interpretations of Zero Dark ThirtyBy Josh Larsentorture
10-13-2014Marilynne Robinson’s AmericaAaron Belztotal depravity
11-07-2016Just Trade Policy in a Changing World EconomyRodney D. Ludematrade policy
01-14-2011A Role for Religious Rhetoric in the Public SquareMichael J. Gersontragedy
12-13-2013Can the Government Keep Me Healthy? Michelle Crotwell Kirtleytrans fats
10-14-2011Tranströmer's PoliticsJohn WilsonTranströmer
07-26-2013Race and the Image of GodHarold Dean TrulearTrayvon Martin
07-19-2013A Real Discussion on RaceMichael J. GersonTrayvon Martin
06-28-2013Explosions in TurkeySteven E. MeyerTurkish protests
12-02-2011Political Commitments and Doing JusticePaul Ottotwo-party system
08-02-2013New Israeli-Palestinian Talks: Playing at the Edges?Steven E. Meyertwo-state solution
02-15-2013Politics & ProseByron Borger Tyler Wigg-Stevenson
11-23-2012Could the Syrian Civil War Spread?Paul S. RoweU.S. foreign policy
03-14-2014Anti-gay Laws are Disastrous Health PolicyMichael J. GersonUganda
10-27-2014The European Union at a Crossroads?Alice-Catherine CarlsUkraine
08-11-2014Responsibility, Power, and Irresponsible InterventionBradford LittlejohnUkraine
03-28-2014The Power of Restraint in UkraineRobert J. JoustraUkraine
03-21-2014Ukraine: The Plot ThickensSteven E. MeyerUkraine
08-04-2014Responding to the Unaccompanied Minor CrisisAaron Korthuisundocumented minors
02-14-2014SOTU and the Failure of PoliticsBradford Littlejohnunilateralism
02-22-2013Filling the Gap in Health Coverage Among the PoorMichelle Crotwell Kirtleyuninsured
08-04-2014What are the Responsibilities of Teachers Unions?Theodore Williams III and Mackenzie Harmonunions
05-04-2015The United Nations: A Global Institution Still Worth Engaging?Kathryn YarlettUnited Nations
09-09-2002Earth to Summit: It's Government, Stupid!James SkillenUnited Nations
10-04-2013Renewal in the Shadow of Great Power PoliticsBecca McBrideUnited Nations Security Council
07-27-2015Solomon’s Porch or the Academy of Athens?William Edgaruniversity education
10-06-2014Preserving Pluralism in University Student OrganizationsChelsea LangstonUniversity of Michigan
06-07-2013The Case for US Intervention in SyriaMichael GersonUS intervention
07-26-2013Small Steps Towards Principled PluralismTimothy SherrattUS Senate rules
03-21-2014DACA, ENFORCE and Faithful Execution of the LawStephanie SummersUSCIS
01-19-2015Seeking Just Lending Practices (2)Stephen K. Reevesusury
01-12-2015Seeking Just Lending PracticesStephen K. Reevesusury laws
07-21-2014The Ethical Conflict Underlying the Disagreements Over the Hobby Lobby RulingJason E. Summersutilitarianism
10-04-2013Jean Bethke Elshtain, Václav Havel, and the Ethics of ResponsibilityLubomir Martin OndrasekVáclav Havel
07-28-2014The North Carolina Poet Laureate Question (1)Aaron BelzValerie Macon
04-13-2015April 15 Is Tax Day -- and It’s Time for Tax ReformJohn AndersonVAT tax
05-03-2013The Aftermath of the Post-Chávez Elections: Implications for US-Venezuelan RelationsRuth Melkonian-Hoover and Jessica AllenVenezuelan opposition
04-25-2014Engaging Our Veterans: A Simple Start to Bridging the Civil-Military DivideErica Borggrenveterans
06-09-2014Public Justice and the Security GapTimothy SherrattVictor Boutros
06-09-20142014 Kuyper Lecture ResponseJames W. Skillen Victor Boutros
06-02-2014Religion: The Missing Dimension of StatecraftRobert J. JoustraVictor Boutros
05-17-2013Viktor Orbán and Hungary’s ConstitutionDavid KoyzisViktor Orban
07-28-2014Artists Unite: Gentrification and the Village of West GreenvilleMikael PelzVillage of West Greenville
05-03-2013At the Corner of Need and Calling Timothy Sherratt vocation
05-13-2011Vocational Stewardship Beyond Piety to Public GoodAmy L. Shermanvocational stewardship
01-19-2015On King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”Stephanie Summersvoluntary associations
12-23-2011Poll Taxes in a Post-racial Era: Voter Identification LawsLarycia Hawkinsvoter ID laws
04-27-2012A Bad Romance and A Hopeful Possibility: The Significance of the VoteHilary Sherrattvoter participation
11-11-2011Reforming Federal Election LawsTimothy Sherrattvoter registration laws
09-28-2012Campaign Outreach to Religious VotersKimberly H. Conger voter turnout
10-10-2016Why Vote? Towards Civic Faithfulness Jesse Covingtonvoting
10-17-2016Why Loving Our Neighbors Includes Voting Down BallotKevin R. den Dulkvoting
10-24-2016Criminal Justice Policy: Voting “Down” in 2016Harold Dean Trulearvoting
09-22-2014Seeking Peace in Election SeasonStephanie Summersvoting
09-17-2010Pluralism in the pluralDavid Koyzisvoting
10-19-2012Honoring God on Election Day and Beyond Amy E. Black voting
01-26-2015Selma’s Communal Commitment to JusticeJosh LarsenVoting Rights Act
01-11-2013African-American Turnout and the Fate of the Voting Rights ActTimothy Sherratt Voting Rights Act
04-12-2013One Giant Leap for School ChoiceDave Larsenvouchers
11-03-2014Changing the Currency of Rural PovertyAnnelise JolleyVSLA
05-10-2013“A Kind of Solution”: Cavafy’s BarbariansAaron BelzWaiting for the Barbarians
08-23-2013Ginsberg’s “America” RevisitedAaron BelzWalt Whitman
04-26-2013Blind Eyes no More, and other Bad News for RussiaRobert Joustrawar on terror
04-12-2013War Protest Music: What Is It Good For?Aaron BelzWar or Terror
02-01-2016A Christian Voice in Water PoliticsKevin R. den Dulkwater
10-20-2014When Water Poverty Hits HomeGeorge McGrawwater poverty
11-16-2012Bringing Order. Establishing Justice. Treating Water.Katie Tararawater treatment
04-18-2014Politics and ProseByron BorgerWe Answer to Another
08-25-2014Gentrification and Urban Transformation: A Local Developer’s PerspectiveMikael PelzWealthy Street
08-12-2011Patenting of Human OrganismsJohn B. MacIntyreWeldon amendment
04-19-2013Social Justice and the Body of ChristCristina Martinezwelfare