“Christians and the Problem of Social Justice,” By Bruce Frohnen

From the very beginning, Christians have had a conflicted attitude toward the injustices of this life. Christ told us that his kingdom is not of this…

“Is Liberal Democracy a ‘Must’?,” By Bruce Frohnen

For those who do not follow such things, “the Benedict Option” is the name used by Rod Dreher of The American Conservative for his proposal that…

“Aristocratic Liberalism,” By Bruce Frohnen

Eighteenth- and especially nineteenth-century liberalism often is termed “classical liberalism” to distinguish it from the contemporary, social democratic ideology Americans currently known as “liberalism.” It makes…

“What is Liberal Democracy? Exploring a Problematic Term,” By Paul Gottfried

This essay was authored by Paul Gottfried for Nomocracy in Politics.  As a young faculty member at Rockford College forty years ago, my divisional chairman, who…