Mikale Olson

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  Sep 3, 2026

  'Christian nationalism' already failed America once

  It sounds like a reasonable defense against cultural decay: if the Left uses state power to push its worldview, why shouldn't Christians do the same? But dig into history, and you find this road has been traveled before — and it ends in Christians persecuting other Christians.

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  Aug 31, 2026

  The post-liberal Right's war on America's founding — and why it's not conservative

  There's a fight happening on the American Right that's bigger than Trump, immigration, or the culture war — it's a fight over whether the constitutional order itself is worth keeping.

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  Jul 21, 2026

  Why the 'Woke Right' is more dangerous than conservatives admit

  If you want to change a nation, you don’t begin by winning elections. You begin by shaping the institutions that shape the people.

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  Jun 25, 2026

  World Cup visitors found the great America we forgot existed

  I, like so many other Americans, had all but forgotten how truly remarkable this country is.

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  Apr 26, 2026

  Is the IDF anti-Christian? Examining the evidence after the Lebanon statue incident

  Both reactions fail basic tests of intellectual honesty and moral clarity.

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  Mar 31, 2026

  The two ditches: Why both Christian extremes are wrong about Israel

  Both sides quote the Bible. A lot. Both sides tell a partial story. Neither tells the whole one.

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  Feb 9, 2026

  Compassion and justice aren’t enemies: Responding to Minneapolis biblically

  Minneapolis feels like a city stuck on repeat.

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  Dec 15, 2025

  Why the woke right is winning Gen Z: A look inside the machine

  The enemy isn’t Gen Z. The enemy is the movement that has taken advantage of them.

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  Oct 25, 2025

  'Unity' with Nazi sympathizers: An ugly problem within parts of the political Right

  We ought not unite with Nazis precisely because we are conservative. It’s that simple.

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  Oct 6, 2025

  How can we save America from the radicals?

  Both extremes use the other as proof of their own righteousness.