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Three Regimes: Religious Suppression
Anti-religious states, religious monolith states and “fake open democratic states”: a PWPA lecture on the decline of religious freedom.
Beyond Missiles and Markets: The Contest of Narratives
How ideology and narrative, not just military power, shape U.S. conflicts with China and Iran.
Selected Among Featured Experts in Major Elon University AI Report
Recognition among a select group of published experts.
America’s Vanishing Middle Class
Debt, housing costs and inflation: a call for bipartisan action to restore opportunity and stability.
Keynote: Heaven and the Tradition of Filial Piety
Full text of the keynote to the CPFWP World Assembly in New York.
Facing the Challenge of This Week’s Election Results
A call for faith, moral courage and principled civic action.
The Stark Choice: America Must Lead on AI, and Keep a Watchful Eye on China
Commentary on technology, leadership and strategic competition.
The Path to Violence, and the Responsibility of the Citizen
On two world-level wars and what citizens owe the peace.
Totalitarianism by Labeling Information
Why “misinformation” and “disinformation” are among the most dangerous terms in our language.
Hopes and Dangers: The Future of Technology
Reflections drawn from a Pew Research Center and Elon University forum on the metaverse.