Josh Benner

Category: Commentary

  • The virtue signal of all virtue signals: liberals compare themselves to heroes of all past generations

    Last week, legal scholar and philosopher Robert George had a thought-provoking series of Tweets on how people today would have responded to historical events had they lived through them.   George says:  “I sometimes ask students what their position on slavery would have been had they been white and living in the South before abolition. Guess what?…

  • THE LEGACY OF AMERICA’S FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE

    A couple years ago, my wife and I had the opportunity to visit Philadelphia. Neither of us had ever been there before. I loved it. Thought it was an amazing city. As someone who loves history, there are some incredible sights to see in Philadelphia. It’s surreal that you’ll be in the middle of a…

  • If Lincoln isn’t safe, history isn’t safe: Boston statue to be removed

    I’ve seen a meme on Facebook that says “If you ever wondered what you would have done during slavery, or the holocaust, or the Civil Rights Movement, you’re doing that right now.”  I’m going to make my own meme that says “if you’ve ever wanted what you did during the Russian Revolution, you’re doing that…

  • The Gospel in Les Miserables

    Caught. Jean Valjean had stolen silver from the Bishop and the local authorities had caught him red handed. On his own merits, there was nothing Valjean could do to rectify the situation. He didn’t have the money to pay for it. He was guilty. But then something amazing happened. The Bishop tells the officers that…

  • Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions

    In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has struck down June Medical Services v Russo, a Louisiana law which required doctors who provide abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court’s four liberal justices. Roberts said he disagreed with the ruling but voted with the majority…