In the past two weeks, we've seen several groups of people catch the eye of the news: peaceful protesters, rioters with questionable and likely varying motives, and opportunistic looters. Unfortunately, these groups have frequently been conflated, perhaps particularly by some who are uncomfortable with the Black Lives Matter or George Floyd protests. There are, no... Continue Reading →
Are the Conservative Media Hypocritical?
My desire is not to make Former Captive a heavily political blog. However, a few thoughts were pressing on me today. As one raised in conservative evangelical culture (who voted for Mitt Romney in 2012), and is presently more of a semi-political, centrist libertarian, I feel I have a place to speak to this. The... Continue Reading →