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It’s Not Tolkien’s Fault Amazon’s Adaptation Is Terrible

Nathanael Blake

The latest episode of ‘The Rings of Power’ shows the real obstacle to filming Tolkien is the filmmakers themselves.

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The Federalist / September 27, 2022

NYT Attacks Jewish Schools to Punish Dissent, not Uphold Academic Standards

Nathanael Blake

The Times’ campaign against yeshivas is about much more than teaching Math and English. It is a template for attacking all dissenters.

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The Federalist / September 22, 2022

Standing up to the Biden administration’s transgender mandate

Nathanael Blake

Government agencies including the HHS are poised to try to force Catholic doctors and hospitals, along with other dissenters, to chemically and surgically sterilize patients, including children.

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Catholic World Report / September 21, 2022

A Powerful Political Statement

Brad Littlejohn

The queen’s funeral showed an important aspect of the state’s God-ordained purpose.

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WORLD Opinions / September 21, 2022

Rings and Rationalism: Tolkien’s Tales Against Domination

Nathanael Blake

He wanted to tell stories, not put crude speeches into the mouths of his characters.

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Why All Politics is Post-Liberal

Brad Littlejohn

A Modest Proposal for the New Right.

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American Reformer / September 15, 2022

A Theology of Money

Brad Littlejohn

Christ warns against serving both God and Mammon because there is perhaps nothing else under the sun that is so apt to displace God as the ordering principle of our loves.

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Mere Orthodoxy / September 14, 2022

Don’t forget the universities

Brad Littlejohn

Forgiving financial debts is not as simple as citing a Bible verse.

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WORLD Opinions / September 14, 2022

Why The ‘Rings Of Power’ Showrunners Keep Writing Themselves Into Ridiculous Corners

Nathanael Blake

Amazon’s expensive show based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ illustrates the problems with the entertainment industry.

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The Federalist / September 14, 2022

Honoring the Life of Eliza Fletcher

Andrew T. Walker

We shouldn’t “move on” from her murder even as news cycles do so.

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WORLD Opinions / September 12, 2022

The Quiet Faith of Queen Elizabeth II

Carl R. Trueman

She saw the monarchy as something larger than herself, something to which her personal interests had to be subordinated.

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First Things / September 8, 2022

The Moral Imagination and Rings of Power’s Failures

Nathanael Blake

Amazon wanted a big-name fantasy series, not a tragic tale of man’s sinful rebellion against God, and it shows.

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The Federalist / September 6, 2022