Both major political parties seem to agree that the United States of America is a democracy. Over the past few decades, major figures from both the Democratic and the Republican Party have repeatedly claimed this. But, it isn’t true. In my newest Substack post, I challenge this idea, arguing that the US qualifies as a republic rather than as a democracy. I also indicate why the US could not have survived as a nation if she had been founded as a democracy.
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To “save” someone means to protect him from something that threatens or hinders his life. So... is God really a savior?
Brutal and at times jarring, Chain-Gang All-Stars nevertheless reminds us to view every single person as a fellow human being.
Maddox examines the divide between reason-based philosophy and faith-based Christianity—and why it matters. It’s the difference between knowing how to know and merely assuming you do, without evidence.