@NickJHiggins

Husband, Father, Professor of Poli Sci, PPE @NGreenvilleUniv Irenic @OrthodoxPC member. Seeking to share what little knowledge I have in good faith.

 Greenville, SC
nicholashiggins.weebly.com
Joined June 2012
  • Tweets7.6K
  • Following981
  • Followers774
379Media
Each congress requires leadership. Doing this in the lame duck is interesting as it prevents any freshman from having a say! It also indicates a view of becoming the minority
POLITICO
@politico22h
House Republicans set leadership elections politi.co/4iox4iw

House Republicans set leadership elections

New GOP leaders will be chosen just one week after midterm Election Day.

politico.com
1
74
Nicholas J. Higgins retweeted
Justin Stapley
@JustinWStapley22h
Every election cycle without fail.
3
26
110
2,058
Nicholas J. Higgins retweeted
Miles Smith IV@IVMilesOct 26
Wonderful essay from @lsheahan on the English roots of the Declaration of Independence at @LawLiberty. lawliberty.org/from-1215-to-…

From 1215 to 2026 – Luke C. Sheahan

The principles of the Declaration are rooted in a heritage much older than 250 years.

lawliberty.org
1
4
2
40
1,893
I agree that more INDEPENDENT "Protestant" churches will do this. It is hard to identify exactly why, but I think there are some significant sources: Here are my ideas 1/6
Aaron M. Renn 🇺🇸
@aaron_rennOct 26
I believe we are going to see more and more Protestant churches affirm polygamy. It's actually not a huge step once you adopt the sort of hyper-literal Biblicism that's already the de facto approac in that world. It won't be the mainstream view, but could get traction.
1
2
150
more replies
Fourth, PORN! Sexual desire is a dominant desire of this life, and men have been able to indulge in it with very little earthly consequence. Once deep into it, the sexual appetite will seek any post-hoc justification for its desires 5/6
1
1
36
Fifth, lack of ecclesiastical accountability. This will be independent Protestant churches is because error and heresy is corrected through ecclesiastical systems and structures. We see numerous people removed from churches starting their own to focus on their pet goal. 6/6
22
Updating some slides on Ideology/PID and was glad to find this survey by Echlon. echeloninsights.com/insights…
60
Was reading Luther "On Secular Authority" yesterday in my Political Theology class. I am reminded that the fundamental divergence in Christian Political Thought is on two questions: Pre or Post-lapsarian origin of the sword and intrinsic vs instrumental "good" of government.
1
1
56
This is why, any serious work on political theology has to address scripture interpretation as well as philosophical tradition.
1
16
Nicholas J. Higgins retweeted
Matthew Slaboch@MatthewSlabochOct 23
wut.
7
5
2
149
15,548
Rumplestiltskin has you beat! Honestly though, this is probably closer to Bacons utopian vision in the New Atlantis.
Marathon Fusion
@MarathonFusionOct 21
Replying to @MarathonFusion
In 2025, we published a bold proposal to use fusion reactors for gold production. And now we’ve done it: Mercury transmuted into stable gold, using fusion neutrons, at 10x the record set by CERN in 2025. We’ve reduced alchemy to a series of difficult but tractable engineering problems.
58
I find it odd, that in the past few weeks two major stories on sexuality of leaders (Elisabeth Elliot and Lindsey Graham) arise postmortem; almost as if any response would show holes in the narrative.
Billy Binion
@billybinionOct 22
I have no idea if Lindsey Graham hired gay prostitutes, but I do know it's incredibly lame to release these allegations only after he can no longer defend himself. Cowardly. What is even the point of this?
1
1
145
I am not saying the accusations against Graham are false (and having worked for a closeted Republican congressman I have seen it in action) but…
26
Does anyone know of any empirical research on neurodivergent individuals and civic participation? I have a student working in a research methods class who wants to build a literature review.
1
56
It’s still a few weeks out, but this might be enough to depress Darlene Graham turnout (or under voting on the race).
The Hill
@thehillOct 21
Ralph Norman: ‘My family is not going to vote for Darline Graham’ thehill.com/homenews/campaig…

Ralph Norman: ‘My family is not going to vote for Darline Graham’ 

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) said on Wednesday he’s keeping his promise to support Sen. Darline Graham at the ballot box on Nov. 3 but said his family will not.  In a radio interview with “The N…

thehill.com
88
Nicholas J. Higgins retweeted
Federalist Society
@FedSocOct 21
Part 1 of our short film, “The Making of America: A Conversation with Gordon Wood”, is coming NEXT WEEK on October 29th. Follow along on X and check out our website for updates: fedsoc.org/america-250
1
3
549
Good Graph to remind people of the deep interconnectedness of Testaments!
1
1
70
Yello is quotes, blue is allusions
8
Load more