Articles By: Rachel Motte

Rachel Motte is a blogger, editor, and commentator on political and cultural issues. She has written for CNN.com and has been heard on multiple radio stations nationwide. She graduated with honors from Biola University and the Torrey Honors institute with a B.A. in History, specializing in Medieval Europe. This gives her the decisive advantage of being able to see modern issues within the broader context of Western History. She has blogged on education and cultural issues for Wheatstone Academy. In addition, she has interned in Morton Blackwell’s office at the Leadership Institute and in former Congressman Jim Ryun’s office on Capitol Hill. She has also acquired many valuable skills from numerous Leadership Institute training schools as well as the World Journalism Institute. Rachel may be reached at rachel[at]rachelmotte[dot]com.

And Now For Something Completely Different: Focus on the Family vs. John Cleese

If there’s one thing Monty Python star John Cleese and Focus on the Family agree on, it’s that hell is a decidedly British place. At least, that’s what one might assume after hearing their competing audio interpretations of C.S. Lewis’ classic book, The Screwtape Letters. John Cleese’s masterful...
February 23rd, 2010 | Other | Read More

Declare the Word in Zion: America and the Middle East

Relations between the United States and the Middle East have always been complicated.  Given that the Middle East enjoys complicated relationships with every other region in the world as well—including itself—this should come as no surprise. On 9/11, however, many Americans were surprised.  In...
February 22nd, 2010 | Book Reviews, Foreign Affairs, Global War on Terrorism, Judaism, Media, Politics, Religion | Read More

Angel Time: Anne Rice Branches Out

Teenage fan girls take note: vampires are so mid-2009.  Now that the vampire stereotype has come full circle, from Stoker’s rabid monsters to Meyers’ glittering gods, angels may develop their own marketing demographic– at least if Anne Rice’s latest series is any indication.  While Rice’s...
February 11th, 2010 | Book Reviews, Media | Read More

Barack Obama: The Populist Professor?

Last night’s State of the Union address changed nothing, aside from Chris Matthews’ eyesight, which I trust has returned to normal.  President Obama is still committed to the same unpopular policies that have left him with a dropping approval rating, and he “won’t quit”. Neither will Republicans,...
January 28th, 2010 | Democrats, Other, Politics, Republicans | Read More

Global Warming: Facts, Fiction, and Freedom

Global warming might be real, but that doesn’t mean you have to do anything about it.  In fact, if your actions are motivated by guilt or fear, Katharine Hayhoe and Andrew Farley would rather you didn’t act at all. Hayhoe and Farley are the authors of A Climate For Change: Global Warming...
January 25th, 2010 | Book Reviews, Creation Care, Culture, Media, Science | Read More

God’s Battalions: Those Other Caped Crusaders

Remember the days just after 9/11 when many claimed the West was finally paying for its crimes against Muslims during the Crusades?  They were wrong – and they weren’t the first to misunderstand what happened during the years of fighting between Christian Crusaders and Muslim soldiers. Rodney Stark’s...
January 18th, 2010 | Book Reviews, Culture, History, Media, Other | Read More

Introverts in the Church: Ministering to People Who Hate Parties

Hello, my name is Rachel, and I am an introvert. There are more of us than you might think. In fact, it’s thought that we are the majority with 50.7 % of the population.  And we don’t all fit the awkward-wallflower stereotype; introversion and extroversion indicate whether a person is sapped or...
January 13th, 2010 | Book Reviews, Media | Read More

Political Science: BPA and the FDA

The FDA will soon release its latest findings on the plastic-strengthening chemical, bisphenol A (BPA).  As I’ve written before, BPA’s supposed health risks have been highly publicized to the benefit of both businessmen and politicians—so much to their benefit, in fact, that it would be hard to...
January 7th, 2010 | Culture, Domestic Policy, Politics, Science | Read More

Rebels Without A Cause: Conservatism’s Big Divide

If you have an opinion, there’s probably a brand of conservatism just for you.  If you care most about faith and values, for example, you might consider yourself a social conservative.  Those who worry about preserving the culture are paleo-conservatives, and neo-conservatives consider national...
December 2nd, 2009 | Conservative/Liberal, Education, Politics, Republicans | Read More

Regulating Rumors: The BPA-Free Kids Act

Senator Charles Schumer cares a lot about the milk your children drink- why else would he want to make sure you to buy only the most expensive baby bottles and sippy cups on the market? I’ve written before (here and here) about the BPA controversies – now, thanks to Senator Schumer,...
November 24th, 2009 | Culture, Domestic Policy, Family Issues, Other, Politics, Science | Read More