Providence Magazine

Al-Sharaa’s House of Cards Teeters Towards Collapse - Providence Despite his attempts to consolidate power in Syria and to transform his image from terrorist to statesman, Ahmed al-Sharaa's government cannot last unless he meets his commitments to pluralism

Despite his attempts to consolidate power in Syria and to transform his image from terrorist to statesman, Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government cannot last unless he meets his commitments to pluralism.
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C.S. Lewis and the Preaching of Patriotism - Providence How can Christians hold in tension being commanded to exhibit universal love irrespective of national boundaries with the need to love the particular families, communities, and nations into which we a...

How can Christians hold in tension being commanded to exhibit universal love irrespective of national boundaries with the need to love the particular families, communities, and nations into which we are born?
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What ‘America First’ Means for Ukraine and Europe - Providence Trump's pivot to apparently full-throated support for Ukraine underscores a core principle of his “America First” doctrine: non-ideological flexibility in pursuit of U.S. national security objectives

Trump’s pivot to apparently full-throated support for Ukraine underscores a core principle of his “America First” doctrine: non-ideological flexibility in pursuit of U.S. national security objectives.
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The Many Failed Attempts at Peace & Palestinian Statehood - Providence Since 1948, every flare-up of the Israel-Arab conflict has produced a worse situation for the Palestinians. Only a lasting peace settlement that acknowledges Israel's right to exist can stop the cycle...

Since 1948, every flare-up of the Israel-Arab conflict has produced a worse situation for the Palestinians. Only a lasting peace settlement that acknowledges Israel’s right to exist can stop the cycle - James Rowell
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From Where Do Human Rights Come?: Michael Perry and the Religious Question - Providence Without a theological foundation, the idea of intrinsic human rights is incoherent

Without a theological foundation, the idea of intrinsic human rights is incoherent providencemag.com/2025/10/from...

The Selective Outrage of Gaza Activists - Providence While people of good faith can disagree about the war in Gaza, the selective outrage towards at Israel betrays the anti-Western ideology underpinning so much of the support for Palestine

While people of good faith can disagree about the war in Gaza, the selective outrage towards at Israel betrays the anti-Western ideology underpinning so much of the support for Palestine.
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The Rebirth of a Cathedral - Providence The work of a community of Orthodox Christians in the Caucuses to rebuild a ruined cathedral speaks to the broader quest for Western Christians to reconnect with their religious heritage

The work of a community of Orthodox Christians in the Caucuses to rebuild a ruined cathedral speaks to the broader quest for Western Christians to reconnect with their religious heritage, writes Stefano Arroque
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The Truman Doctrine and NATO Enlargement: Rejecting Realism - Providence While spreading democracy may be an admirable goal, the US must be clear-eyed about the costs of promoting American-style government in parts of the world with no history of democracy

While spreading democracy may be an admirable goal, the US must be clear-eyed about the costs of promoting American-style government in parts of the world with no history of democracy. providencemag.com/2025/10/the-...

Priests of History: How Christians Should View the Past in a Secular Age - Providence Christians should consider themselves “priests of history,” as people living in our own time time, but connected to other Christians and the church across time.

Christians should consider themselves “priests of history,” as people living in our own time time, but connected to other Christians and the church across time.
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Zelensky Does Indeed Have ‘Cards’—But Can He Negotiate with Trump? - Providence Zelensky has the potential to secure a limited yet viable US commitment in a future war settlement, but only with the right bargaining strategy

Zelensky cannot replicate Syngman Rhee’s Korean War brinkmanship, but he holds different cards that could underpin a transactional strategy to secure a limited yet viable US commitment in a future war settlement.

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Antietam & the Moral Clarity of the Emancipation Proclamation - Providence This week marks the anniversary of the bloodiest day in American history. In September 1862, at small town in western Maryland, nearly 23,000 young Americans were killed or wounded.

"This week marks the anniversary of the bloodiest day in American history. In September 1862, at small town in western Maryland, nearly 23,000 young Americans were killed or wounded."
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How Saddam Hussein Came to Symbolize Anti-Americanism in the Middle East - Providence Despite his many crimes against the people of Iraq and the Middle East more broadly, Saddam has come to symbolize resistance to the US-led world order across the Arab world

Despite his many crimes against the people of Iraq and the Middle East more broadly, Saddam has come to symbolize resistance to the US-led world order across the Arab world - providencemag.com/2025/09/how-...

Ukraine: Stalemate or Justice? - Providence Christian realists must hold in tension that justice requires returning Ukraine to its pre-invasion borders, but that this may prove to be impossible

Christian realists must hold in tension that justice requires returning Ukraine to its pre-invasion borders, but that this may prove to be impossible - providencemag.com/2025/09/ukra...

Despite his many crimes against the people of Iraq and the Middle East more broadly, Saddam has come to symbolize resistance to the US-led world order - providencemag.com/2025/09/how-...

What Makes America Exceptional? - Providence America’s exceptionalism is rooted in its enduring telos: to serve as a moral force for good against evil, protecting the vulnerable and countering tyranny globally

America’s exceptionalism is rooted in its enduring telos: to serve as a moral force for good against evil, protecting the vulnerable and countering tyranny globally -
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How Liberals Hijacked Language - Providence Conservatives must become more attentive to how the use and abuse of the English language shapes politics and culture

Conservatives must become more attentive to how the use and abuse of the English language shapes politics and culture -
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Calvin, Theocracy, and Holy War - Providence Without a principled separation between spiritual and civil authority, as Calvin envisioned, we risk forsaking the restraint and representative justice that anchor a free and ordered society

Without a principled separation between spiritual and civil authority, as Calvin envisioned, we risk forsaking the restraint and representative justice that anchor a free and ordered society -
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To Read Is Human - Providence Without the libraries of mind necessary to sustain deep thought, built up over a lifetime of reading, we will never be able to stretch beyond our finitude to a properly-ordered understanding of God an...

Without the libraries of mind necessary to sustain deep thought, built up over a lifetime of reading, we will never be able to stretch beyond our finitude to a properly-ordered understanding of God and man -
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Do Americans Still See Themselves as the ‘Good Guys’? - Providence As the global threat environment worsens, it is crucial that Americans believe that the founding ideals of their nation are still worth fighting for

As the global threat environment worsens, it is crucial that Americans believe that the founding ideals of their nation are still worth fighting for - providencemag.com/2025/09/do-a...

Virtue and the Classical Education Renaissance - Providence In "Teaching the Virtues," David Hein argues that education must be aimed at cultivating the moral imagination necessary for the formation of virtuous citizens

In “Teaching the Virtues,” David Hein argues that education must be aimed at cultivating the moral imagination necessary for the formation of virtuous citizens. providencemag.com/2025/09/virt...

As the West Capitulates to Hamas, America Must Have the Moral Resolve to Stand Alone - Providence As other Western nations yield to pressure to recognize a Palestinian state, the US must have the courage to stand alone against Hamas's regime of terror

As other Western nations yield to pressure to recognize a Palestinian state, the US must have the courage to stand alone against Hamas’s regime of terror - Ed Tarnowski
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Using Human Rights as a Weapon Against Iran - Providence The best way to destabilize Iran's theocratic regime is to support the Iranian people in their struggle for freedom of religion, speech, and assembly

The best way to destabilize Iran's theocratic regime is to support the Iranian people in their struggle for freedom of religion, speech, and assembly - Tzvi Kahn
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Meeting Monsters? - Providence The monsters of this world, whether Khrushchev in 1959 or Putin today, must be dealt with. But there should never be confusion about what they are.

The monsters of this world, whether Khrushchev in 1959 or Putin today, must be dealt with. But there should never be confusion about what they are - @markdtooley.bsky.social providencemag.com/2025/08/meet...

The New Right is Wrong about Taiwan - Providence The American people understand that Beijing is the problem, not Taiwan, and that alienating allies empowers America’s enemies

The American people understand that Beijing is the problem, not Taiwan, and that alienating allies empowers America’s enemies - providencemag.com/2025/08/the-...

International Adoption Trends Epitomize America’s Declining Soft Power - Providence American adoptions of foreign-born children have declined by 94% since 2004, weakening the US's cultural and familial connections with nations around the world

American adoptions of foreign-born children have declined by 94% since 2004, weakening the US’s cultural and familial connections with nations around the world - providencemag.com/2025/08/inte...

International Adoption Trends Epitomize America’s Declining Soft Power - Providence American adoptions of foreign-born children have declined by 94% since 2004, weakening the US's cultural and familial connections with nations around the world

American adoptions of foreign-born children have declined by 94% since 2004, weakening the US’s cultural and familial connections with nations around the world.

Written by: Thea Dunlevie

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International Adoption Trends Epitomize America’s Declining Soft Power - Providence American adoptions of foreign-born children have declined by 94% since 2004, weakening the US's cultural and familial connections with nations around the world

American adoptions of foreign-born children have declined by 94% since 2004, weakening the US’s cultural and familial connections with nations around the world. providencemag.com/2025/08/inte...

Providence or Panopticon? The Eye of Sauron and Foreign Policy in an Age of Omniscience - Providence Though surveillance and espionage are necessary elements of national security, without moral guidance on the ends of statecraft they can become ends in themselves

Though surveillance and espionage are necessary elements of national security, without moral guidance on the ends of statecraft they can become ends in themselves.
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Why We Must Fight the Demise of the Essay - Providence Without the widespread ability to cogently express important ideas, none of the most important leaders of the last few hundred years would ever have been so influential

Without the widespread ability to cogently express important ideas, none of the most important leaders of the last few hundred years would ever have been so influential. @nadyawilliams81.bsky.social
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Human Rights Watch’s legalist, retributive approach to human rights, which focuses on naming, shaming, and prosecuting, is inadequate without political reconciliation or state-building.
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