History is for Making Great Men
National Review asked me to write about how to teach U.S. history to young people. I was happy to do so! In the piece I set out a person-fir
A Song of Vice and Fire
I stopped by First Things to record a podcast on Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire. Julia Yost and I discuss the moral universe...
The Disturbing Origin of Maryland's State Song
"I used “Maryland, My Maryland” as an opening number for a production of Julius Caesar I directed earlier this summer (with the lyrics...
Authority and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
I was a speaker at Doxacon 2017, a Christian sci-fi and fantasy convention in Washington, DC. My talk was about power & authority, Cap &...
Julius Caesar, Smothered in Trumpery
"The decision to stage Julius Caesar with “Trump” as the dominant production idea has generated controversy and was enough to make...
Storming No Man’s Land
"I am thrilled my younger sister finally got to see a female-led superhero film, one starring the most iconic superheroine in all of...
Open Up Marriage—To More Children
Polyamorists should rebel not against marital fidelity but against filial parsimony. Having many children represents a real chance to fall i
Theology with Baby Groot
I was the guest on an episode of God and Comics where Fr. Jonathan, Fr. Matt, Fr. Kyle, and I discussed Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy,...
Guardians of the Galaxy Grapple with God
"Enter a mysterious cosmic being claiming to be Peter Quill’s long-lost father. His name is Ego, and he is a living planet—but he creates...
Jesus is Not a Zombie
"Zombies, as popularized by George Romero in Night of the Living Dead and currently depicted on The Walking Dead, are mindless, rotting,...
