Rod Dreher
Righty journalist, Orthodox Christian, Southerner, Europhile, Ignatian (Team Reilly), eclecticist. Author of 'The Benedict Option'; new book drops Fall 2020
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Trump Mass (Media) Shooting Clip
The American Conservative 4h 2 tweets
Think about what we are getting used to
Voters in southeast East Baton Rouge Parish say 'Yes' to St. George
The Advocate 37h 1 tweets
Voters in southeast East Baton Rouge Parish have decided to create the City of St. George.
Rod Dreher Landed home in Baton Rouge tonight too late to vote. While I was away, people in my part of the city voted to secede from Baton Rouge. 37h
Lonely, burned out, and depressed: The state of millennials' mental health in 2019
Business Insider 4d 9 tweets
Depression and "deaths of despair" are on the rise among millennials, many of whom suffer from loneliness, money stress, and burnout in the workplace.
Events and subjective well-being: only recent events matter. - PubMed - NCBI
Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 370d 1 tweets
PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Democrats Are Going to Regret Beto’s Stance on Conservative Churches
The Atlantic 49h 6 tweets
The candidate seems not to realize that eliminating tax exemptions for certain religious institutions would be catastrophic.
Beto Vs. Religious Liberty
The American Conservative 3d 1 tweets
Overton Window has moved: Democratic presidential candidate vows to use tax code to punish dissenting churches
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Rod Dreher The Overton Window moved last night. Beto said what I'm certain every Democratic candidate believes. This situation is why many orthodox Christians who can't stand Trump plan to vote for him anyway: because they know what the Dems have planned for them. 3d
The Diversity Commissariat Announces
The American Conservative 3d 1 tweets
This fraudulent system cannot collapse fast enough
Rod Dreher So now they're putting political officers in hiring committees at universities, because Progress 3d
White Fragility In Our Time
The American Conservative 4d 1 tweets
A suburban Madame Defarge loses her marbles in public
China: The Techno-Totalitarian Leviathan
The American Conservative 4d 2 tweets
Kai Strittmatter's stunning book about Xi Jinping's surveillance state
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Rod Dreher I knew things were bad in China regarding the surveillance state, but I didn't know how bad until I read Kai Strittmatter's stunning book. Some details below. 4d
Turkey's Erdogan threatens to release millions of refugees into Europe over criticism of Syria offensive
Natasha Turak - CNBC 4d 1 tweets
"We will open the gates and send 3.6 million refugees your way," Erdogan says in a speech.
Rod Dreher Why is this country in NATO? I know why it was brought into NATO, but why does it remain there? 4d
Satanism At The US Naval Academy
The American Conservative 5d 2 tweets
One Christian midshipman calls for 'civil dialogue' in response. Another says, 'Dialogue with Satanism? Seriously?'
Rod Dreher Well, this is something. A Protestant midshipman calls on Christians to respond with engagement and 'civil dialogue'. Another Christian at the Naval Academy asks, 'With Satanists? Are you kidding?!" 5d
Bookshop : Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons 5d 1 tweets
Vans faces Hong Kong boycott over sneaker design controversy
CNN Style 6d 2 tweets
The skateboarding brand has been criticized for removing a shoe depicting Hong Kong protests from a sneaker design competition.
Schooling Social Justice Warriors
The American Conservative 6d 3 tweets
True-blue suburban Chicago school district teaching gender ideology and queer activism to little kids
Rod Dreher The propaganda here is breathtaking. Public school teaching fundamentals of gender ideology to kindergartners, & requiring middle schoolers to make activist posters. Seriously, read this 6d
Rod Dreher Check out the interesting comments on the update, including one from a gay college prof who says he loves tolerance, but given how poorly prepared US kids are for college, this program is nuts. 5d
Review: In ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning,’ a Red-State Unicorn
Jesse Green - Nytimes.com 6d 1 tweets
An astonishing new play by Will Arbery risks a rare stage subject: Christian conservatism.
Rod Dreher Wonderful NYT review of play! 6d
Donald Trump is Blowing It
The American Conservative 7d 2 tweets
Instead of building a coalition and staying above his foes, he's recklessly sought revenge, and will pay for it.
Rod Dreher "[T]he man most responsible for the current impeachment mess that’s tearing the country apart is Trump himself." 7d
NBA To China: ‘How Now Kowtow?’
The American Conservative 7d 2 tweets
Lessons from capitulation of 'world's wokest sports league' to Beijing's tyranny
Rod Dreher The NBA's humiliation at Beijing's hands is more important than you might think. Read this to see why 7d
GOP brings out 'big guns' against John Bel Edwards in attempt to push runoff in governor's race
The Advocate 7d 1 tweets
A week ago, Gov. John Bel Edwards appeared to be coasting toward a possible outright victory in the Oct. 12 primary election, a win that would buck Louisiana’s partisan trends
Rod Dreher I say to my fellow pro-life conservative Louisiana voters, let's not forget that earlier this year, signed a pro-life bill that enraged the Democratic Party, and ensured that he would never have a national political career. 7d
15-year-old in critical condition after she was dragged from car and run over, deputies say
The Advocate 7d 1 tweets
Two women were arrested Sunday after witnesses say they dragged a 15-year-old girl by the hair alongside a moving vehicle and then ran over her.
Rod Dreher These ladies sound nice. 7d
Goliath
Simonandschuster.com 28d 6 tweets
A startling look at how concentrated financial power and consumerism transformed American politics, resulting in the emergence of populism and...