In this episode, Askeladd shares his thoughts on the 15 days that became 30, that became 365 and counting — to slow the spread of the common cold. This episode is in memory of Alan Watt, who diligently chronicled the con (“conology”, in his parlance) behind this COVID pandemic over the past year. His last […]

Judging from the marriage and divorce rates, all is not well for the institution of marriage. The dynamic equilibrium that once brought — and kept — men and women together has been disrupted. I explored a few aspects of this issue in my recent podcast episodes on the disappearance of “good” men and career women. […]

Granted, it’s not your father’s patriarchy. You know, the one where the father is responsible for (and, necessarily, has commensurate authority over) the women of his house. Nah, the Neo-Patriarchy outsources all of those fatherly responsibilities to Daddy Government. Yesterday, I was alerted to a new movement in Scotland to crack down on the practice […]

The debate over this one took over the protestant-Christian sphere of the internet in a big way these past two weeks. Some big names weighed in. Chris Rosebrough affirmed. James White went a little hard on Twitter… …before digging into it on the Dividing Line, where he ended up moderating his position considerably. My friend […]

Tom journeys from the Cycle of Virtue to Narnia to the Will to Power to the Ring of Gyges to the Lord of the Rings to the Beatitudes. Truly, this is one of my favorite subjects to contemplate. Please join me in praying for God’s Kingdom to come. Outline: The cycle of virtue: Do it […]

The population is aging, and there are not enough children being born to care for the older cohorts in their twilight years. Everyone: “Quick, ladies! Get nursing degrees so you can help care for the elderly!” Realists: “But won’t that mean that she can only give birth to fewer (or no) children to correct the […]

My economist spoke articulately about what he termed “the most common social phenomenon in our age” on a recent podcast on singleness. I’m republishing that 3.5 minute clip so it’s not buried at the end of a two-hour conversation. Give it a listen!

Over the past year, I’ve noticed a strange phobia in some sectors of the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod. Specifically, the fear of “binding consciences” with God’s Law. Now, note, this does not have reference to the binding of consciences through teaching the commandments of men as if they were God’s. Rather, this is the […]

In a post-marriage world, Christians are in desperate need of polemics against elevating the state of matrimony above the state of singleness. At least, according to some. Kylee Zempel of The Federalist made waves last week with her article entitled: “Why Idolizing Marriage and Motherhood Isn’t Godly.” Matthew Cochran responded with his own (excellent) Federalist […]

The follow-up to our conversation with an economist on what ails modern Western marriage. In the first half, we get his take on the nature of “Game” — as mentioned in the last episode. In the second half, we examine some of the conventional wisdom Christians dabble in vis-a-vis marriage — and why most of […]