Culture, Economics, and Common Grace.

Culture, Economics, and Common Grace.

Cultural Perspectives Archive

Students Respond to a Solzhenitsyn Speech

Students listen to Solzhenitsyn's 1976 speech A World Split Apart and respond. What a class...

June 16, 2023
Cultural Perspectives

Hamline University: How Diverse Is Diversity?

Hamline University pitted academic freedom against protecting a minority. The case clarifies an uncomfortable question...

February 24, 2023
Cultural Perspectives

Air Force-1 to Be Powered by Lithium

A satirical dispatch: the President takes his first ride in the lithium-powered Air Force One...

December 30, 2022
Cultural Perspectives

Is America a World-Leader in Mental Health Problems?

Depression among college students surged 135%. An examination of whether America genuinely leads the world...

October 28, 2022
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Winter in Germany: Inspiring Confidence and Trust

On China, Covid and climate, we assume the knowledgeable and elected will act wisely. A...

August 26, 2022
Cultural Perspectives

Is the USA Different from Europe and China?

Four recent quotes from The Economist, a center-left publication, deliver ironic surprises when set against...

December 3, 2021
Cultural Perspectives

David Brooks Watched the Merit Elite Circle the Wagons

David Brooks coined 'Bobos' in 2000. Now he watches the merit elite he described close...

September 10, 2021
Cultural Perspectives

Western Missions: A Letter from the Files

A 2014 memo to the third wave of Western missionaries: please quit imposing your values...

August 10, 2021
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The Fifth Letter

At an 80-year-old's birthday party, five letters are read aloud. The fifth one changes what...

May 28, 2021
Cultural Perspectives

Systemic Incompetence

China's Grand Canal silted up and shipping stopped, though the fix was simple. A study...

March 19, 2021
Cultural Perspectives