At a time when conservative white Protestants are making headlines for their embrace of Christian nationalism, authoritarian leanings, and questionable support for democratic norms and institutions, Christian scholars have an essential role to play. How so?
The WSJ has been become a tale of two Journals. While the news section is typically balanced, too much of the opinion section content now looks like the Hart column. The open warfare between the newsroom and opinion page editors has been widely reported. It is not uncommon for the newsroom to feature a balanced, well-researched story about a controversial topic and to have the opinion editors simultaneously feature a snarky, misleading editorial on the same subject. In my view, the concurrent timing is no accident.
I have subscribed to the WSJ for decades but almost never read the opinion page anymore. I made the mistake of reading the Hart column when it was first posted because the title intrigued me. I had a very difficult time trying to find a coherent theme in the column and thought that I would need to reread it - until I reached the end and saw Hillsdale College and realized I had wasted my time.
It is perhaps ironic that, earlier this morning, the WSJ newsroom posted a balanced article on the issues facing the SBC in its forthcoming convention.
The WSJ has been become a tale of two Journals. While the news section is typically balanced, too much of the opinion section content now looks like the Hart column. The open warfare between the newsroom and opinion page editors has been widely reported. It is not uncommon for the newsroom to feature a balanced, well-researched story about a controversial topic and to have the opinion editors simultaneously feature a snarky, misleading editorial on the same subject. In my view, the concurrent timing is no accident.
I have subscribed to the WSJ for decades but almost never read the opinion page anymore. I made the mistake of reading the Hart column when it was first posted because the title intrigued me. I had a very difficult time trying to find a coherent theme in the column and thought that I would need to reread it - until I reached the end and saw Hillsdale College and realized I had wasted my time.
It is perhaps ironic that, earlier this morning, the WSJ newsroom posted a balanced article on the issues facing the SBC in its forthcoming convention.
Thank you for your continued thoughtfulness and erudition in a cacophony of quick takes and shallow observations.