@incrementalprof

Political science professor interested in politics, religion, and the intersection between politics and religion, from a centrist perspective.

Joined December 2017
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Donald Trump, Mean Girl nytimes.com/2026/09/27/opini…

Opinion | The Mean Girls Presidency

Our government is being run by a clique of middle-aged guys.

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Trump Is Trapped in a Maelstrom of His Own Making nytimes.com/2026/08/11/opini…

Opinion | Trump Is Trapped in a Maelstrom of His Own Making

The president’s zero-sum mind-set is turning us all into losers.

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Trump Sure Doesn’t Act Like China Created an ‘Election Security Nightmare’ nationalreview.com/the-morni…

Trump Sure Doesn’t Act Like China Created an ‘Election Security Nightmare’ | National Review

If the president believes everything he said in his speech last night, this morning we should be seeing a dramatic sea change in U.S. foreign policy toward China.

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Platner Shows Why the Supreme Court Was Right on Campaign Spending nationalreview.com/2026/07/p…

Platner Shows Why the Supreme Court Was Right on Campaign Spending | National Review

Strengthening the parties couldn’t come at a better time.

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The Bill of Rights’ Missing Amendment nationalreview.com/2026/06/t…

The Bill of Rights’ Missing Amendment | National Review

It’s not too late to reconsider James Madison’s proposed constitutional amendment to bolster the separation of powers.

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Election results, generic ballot polling, and Trump's approval ratings all point towards Republican losses in November. The GOP needs to turn away from MAGA and back towards traditional conservative policies and principles.
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Reviving the Pro-Life Democrat

If Democrats want to create a durable coalition for a more just society, they must be willing to acknowledge the moral seriousness of pro-life convictions.

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ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post…

Don’t Redefine Conservatism to Fit Trump

A recent study by the nonprofit Public Agenda and the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University reveals a Republican voter base that is much less monolithic than previously thought. This study...

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What Is the Rule of Law and Why Is It a Core Principle?

One of ORL’s core principles is support for the rule of law. The “rule of law” sounds like something we should all support, and yet it is under attack right now by President Trump and his supporters....

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2028 is the Republican Party’s second chance thehill.com/opinion/campaign…

2028 is the Republican Party’s second chance

For the first time in a decade, traditional Republicans will have a fighting chance to take our party back.

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The unreligious religiosity of Christian identity politics wapo.st/4dO9SJG

Opinion | The unreligious religiosity of Christian identity politics

The new religious right is distinct from the one that was once led by evangelicals.

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The Republicans Who Could Save Democracy washingtonmonthly.com/2026/0…

The Republicans Who Could Save Democracy

“Constitution-First” Republicans are uncomfortable with Trump’s abuses of power, and could be the key to a pro-democracy bipartisan coalition.

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Grounds for optimism.
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ourrepublicanlegacy.com/post…

We Need More Moderate Republicans

While moderate Republicans are typically branded as Republicans in Name Only (RINOs) for failing to enthusiastically embrace every element of President Trump’s shifting agenda, they are right on...

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Trump’s anti-DEI crusade is bad policy and bad law

You don’t have to be a fan of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to be disturbed by the Trump administration’s bulldozer approach taken to root it out, in public and private institutions.

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GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party nbcnews.com/politics/congres… via @nbcnews

GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party

The Alaskan reminded her fellow Republicans that they claimed to oppose any new federal election laws just a few years ago, insisting that the issue should be left to the states.

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Trump Has Overwhelmed Himself nytimes.com/2026/02/01/opini…

Opinion | Trump Has Overwhelmed Himself

This is a presidency that is, by any measure, failing.

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Tearing Apart NATO, over a Trinket nationalreview.com/the-morni…

Tearing Apart NATO, over a Trinket | National Review

Trump’s diatribe in a text message to the Norwegian prime minister is unhinged, false, or bonkers in at least ten ways.

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‘This Is Trump’s Goon Squad, for Christ’s Sake’ nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opini…

Opinion | ‘This Is Trump’s Goon Squad, for Christ’s Sake’

Who will watch the watchmen?

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Indiana wins a national championship that is almost too much to fathom wapo.st/3YNKECK

Indiana wins a national championship that is almost too much to fathom

The Hoosiers were among the least successful programs in major college football for generations. After they fought off Miami on Monday night, their story is hard to believe.

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As an Indiana PhD., please allow me my moment of joy.
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