From the Wizard’s Desk
March 17, 2026
I Peeked Back Into Politics… Probably a Mistake
I don’t follow politics like I used to. Not even close. But every now and then I’ll poke my head back in just to see what’s going on. That’s what I did this week.
And yeah… probably a mistake.
I started watching some of the Candace Owens / Charlie Kirk back-and-forth, and it didn’t take long to feel like something was off. Not just disagreement—more like the whole tone of it felt… unstable. Like everything is dialed up all the time.
So I zoomed out a bit and started looking at the bigger picture.
2024 Was a Rejection—Not a Vision
The more I thought about it, the more it clicked:
2024 wasn’t some clean, unified conservative victory. It was a rejection of the left. People were fed up with identity politics, the inconsistency, the constant reframing of everything through that lens. And honestly, I get that. I agreed with a lot of that pushback.
But here’s the problem—what replaced it isn’t exactly unified. You’ve got a really strange mix of people now:
- Joe Rogan types
- Tim Pool types
- Old-school “God and country” Democrats
- Libertarians
- Traditional conservatives
All kind of… standing in the same camp.
I even caught myself agreeing with people like Bill Maher and Alan Dershowitz at times, which would’ve felt insane a few years ago. That should tell you something. When that many different worldviews line up, it’s usually not because they’ve found the same truth—it’s because they’ve found the same enemy. And that kind of unity doesn’t last.
Now Comes the Real Fight
So now we’re in the next phase—the internal fight over what the right actually is. And honestly… it’s getting messy.
Some of the people I used to appreciate for pushing back against the left—I don’t see them the same way anymore. Not because I suddenly flipped sides, but because the tone has changed.
Candace Owens is the clearest example for me right now. Everything feels like escalation. Everything feels like outrage. It’s constant. At some point you have to ask: Is this actually building something… or just feeding chaos?
And it’s not just her.
There’s also this growing shift in some evangelical circles—framed as “rethinking dispensationalism” or “questioning Israel”—but when you really listen, some of it starts drifting into places that would’ve been completely out of bounds on the right not that long ago. That one caught me off guard.
What Actually Bothers Me
The deeper issue for me has always been moral consistency. My biggest problem with the left has been this: The response to a situation often depends on identity rather than principle. Same situation, different reaction depending on who’s involved.
That’s not justice. That’s selective outrage.
But here’s the uncomfortable part: I’m not seeing a strong, clear alternative right now either. What I’m seeing is reaction. A lot of reaction. We know what we’re against. We’re a lot less clear on what we’re actually for.
Coming Back to First Principles
For me, this keeps pulling me back to something really simple.
If rights are real, they don’t come from government. They come from God.
And if that’s true, then:
- Every right comes with a responsibility
- Every responsibility comes with accountability
You don’t get one without the others. Take free speech. Yes, you have the right—but that doesn’t mean you can say anything, anywhere, without consequence. You don’t get to create chaos and then hide behind “rights” as if responsibility doesn’t exist.
That’s not how it works. And right now, I don’t see that full structure clearly guiding much of anything—on either side.
This Feels Like a Battle Royale
What it feels like right now is a battle royale. Everyone’s talking. Everyone’s reacting.
Everyone’s trying to steer the direction. But there’s no clear foundation holding it all together. And if you’re a Christian trying to navigate that, it can feel like:
“Where exactly do I fit in this?”
Because I don’t see a lot of voices saying:
Start with God.
Live responsibly.
Be accountable.
Love your neighbor.
That feels… strangely absent.
Where I’m Landing
So here’s where I land tonight. If your hope is in politics right now—left or right—you’re going to get tossed around. There’s just too much instability, too much ego, too much noise. This system was never meant to carry that kind of weight.
And the more I watch all of this, the more I feel the need to reset my footing. Not disengage—but recalibrate. Because at the end of the day, this is all temporary. The arguments, the factions, the personalities—they’re all shifting constantly. But my identity isn’t tied to any of it.
That part’s already settled. And honestly, that’s the only thing right now that feels steady.