The Hatchie Review
Essays and research at the intersection of theology and culture.

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Dec
TEKEL and the Hollow Age: Why Our Civilization Is Being Weighed and Found Wanting

TEKEL and the Hollow Age: Why Our Civilization Is Being Weighed and Found Wanting

The handwriting on the wall remains one of the most unsettling images in Scripture. During Belshazzar’s great feast—an
5 min read
27
Nov
Thanksgiving: The Yankee Holy Day Born From Anti-Christmas Theology

Thanksgiving: The Yankee Holy Day Born From Anti-Christmas Theology

America treats Thanksgiving as if it were carved into granite at the dawn of the republic, a timeless national feast
4 min read
27
Nov
Who Were the Real “Rebels”?

Who Were the Real “Rebels”?

Words are never neutral. They come with freight, with moral coloring, with the weight of whoever controls the narrative. Nowhere
3 min read
26
Nov
California Wants Confederate Privileges Without Confederate Principles

California Wants Confederate Privileges Without Confederate Principles

Every so often, the Golden State flirts with the notion of secession. Usually it’s sparked by frustration with “red
2 min read
25
Nov
A Proposal for Restoring Federal Balance: Population-Based Apportionment of the National Budget

A Proposal for Restoring Federal Balance: Population-Based Apportionment of the National Budget

For decades, Americans have been subjected to the rhetoric of so-called “donor states”—the idea that wealthy states like California
3 min read
25
Nov
Politeness is a virtue—until it becomes a lie.

Politeness is a virtue—until it becomes a lie.

We live in an age where politeness has been mistaken for righteousness. As long as we nod, smile, and say
2 min read
25
Nov
When Geography Refuses to Lie: Ukraine, Globalism, and the Unlearned Lessons of History

When Geography Refuses to Lie: Ukraine, Globalism, and the Unlearned Lessons of History

There are moments in history when nations reveal more than they intend, not through their rhetoric but through the choices
3 min read
25
Nov
The Next Christian Revival Won’t Look Like the Last One

The Next Christian Revival Won’t Look Like the Last One

The West keeps waiting for a revival that looks like the last one. It isn’t coming. Every few years
4 min read
25
Nov
Outnumbered, Never Overcome: Why the Remnant Church Still Wins

Outnumbered, Never Overcome: Why the Remnant Church Still Wins

There is a striking pattern that runs through history—military, cultural, and spiritual. It surfaces in every age when a
4 min read