Blog - Hugh Hewitt

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Mary Shelley’s original novel, Frankenstein, is a cautionary tale.  Written in 1818, it is by today’s standards a difficult read, and since it has been made into countless movies, no one generally bothers.  But the heart of the book is that when man attempts to do things reserved only for God (in this case create life by unnatural processes) monstrosity results – despite our best intentions.  It can be thought of as an affirmation of Natural Law.  I wonder if we are not living it.. . .

Monday, September 22, 2025

For most people, a memorial service is the point where mourning ends and building a life without the lost soul begins.  But after the Charlie Kirk memorial service, the narrative battle has begun in earnest.  That fact alone is deeply troubling.  There is nothing to fight over – this was an evil act, executed by a miserable and perverse soul.  We should be able to unite around those few incontrovertible facts.  And, by and large, no one disputes those facts.  But that said people are rushing over them, trampling them even, to get to their political point.. . .

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Earlier this week I wrote, and was widely quoted, “There is only one way back from the darkness and it too is a journey.  A journey that begins by realizing we are in darkness and turning around.”  And so Psalm 51 has weighed heavily on my soul:

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Ed Morrisey tells the tale, “House Republicans offered a resolution ahead of this weekend’s memorial for Charlie Kirk condemning his assassination and honoring his public life. These kinds of resolutions usually generate little publicity and even less pushback, as these measures do nothing more than express sentiment rather than legislate in any way…. fewer than half of House Democrats cast an aye for the Kirk resolution….” As if that alone was not bad enough, AOC took to the floor of the House later in the day to ‘splain herself – it’s horrifying.. . .

Friday, September 19, 2025

The producer did some math and concludes that there are a lot of people turning to Christ in the wake of the Kirk assassination.  He uses the language of “conversions” –  which raises the eyebrows of this old former youth ministry worker.  Conversions or “decisions for Christ” are the currency of evangelical ministry.  When Billy Graham gave an altar call, heads were counted and celebrated.  Many a fund-raising letter has gone out claiming, “our ministry has resulted in X decisions for Christ, help us get more!”  But there are decisions and then there are decisions.. . .

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Two things in the last 48 hours or so have helped me to understand on a new and deeper level why the murder of Charlie Kirk is so disturbing, and why efforts to not-quite-justify but be sympathetic with the murderer are even more so.  The first is John Campbell’s impassioned discussion with the host yesterday.  They headlined it, “His explanation will move you.”  That is even more true if you know John, which I do, though not exceedingly well.  That passion, and the deep emotions associated, drive me to continue to try and understand this evil.. . .

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

It is always winter, but never Christmas.  No one dare speak a word against the tyrant ruler of the kingdom.  But eventually the whispers begin, “Aslan is on the move.”  Santa shows up!  The snow begins to melt.  The tyrant witch is defeated.  If you do not know the story, shame on you.  We seem poised at a moment, after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, where there are rumors of something stirring – where maybe, just maybe God is moving in a big way.. . .

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

I have been a resident of East Tennessee for two and three quarters years now, but I still  suffer from a deep-seated “California flinch.”  What I mean by “California flinch” is when I dare express a conservative opinion, I expect to be attacked so I flinch to try and avoid the punch.  In early September I mentioned a stream of DMs I had been receiving.  Of course they were from California.  I was being verbally attacked despite the fact that I had not spoken to this individual since I left California.  The flinch is real because the attacks are real.. . .

Monday, September 15, 2025

Saturday just past I wrote, “One man killed another.  That will never make sense.  Motivation does not matter – it is just an evil act….Any meaning we try to assign to these events is, in some sense, an expression of narcissism….”  But I wonder if anybody really understands?. . .

Sunday, September 14, 2025

I have been quite vocal since the Kirk Assassination about the fact that the church must lead us out of this.  Mark Antonio Wright wrote a piece for National Review entitled “There’s Only One Way Back from the Brink.”  In it, he quotes, “‘Americans are not at war against each other,’ Benji Backer, a conservative activist and conservationist, wrote yesterday. ‘What we’re up against is a scary + rising minority of violent lunatics fueled by hate and division.’”  While that is absolutely true, I think it is still falling short of the mark.  Why is that minority rising and more active now?. . .