Joshua Holdenried: Biography and Latest Articles

Biography

Joshua Holdenried is a graduate from the University of Mississippi’s Trent Lott Leadership Institute. He is a former Capitol Hill Staffer and current Fellow with the Public Interest Fellowship. His views are his own and not necessarily those of his employer.

Articles

Mississippi's Flag: The Conservative Case for Change

By Joshua Holdenried

In late October, Ole Miss lowered Mississippi’s state flag following resolutions passed in both the student and faculty senates. The ...

November 09, 2015

Plato Wants Paul: Reluctance as a Virtue for Paul Ryan as Speaker

By Joshua Holdenried

Washington is a roaring dumpster fire—or, at least saying so on the stump whips up the type of thunderous applause ...

October 09, 2015

Preventing Christian Persecution: A Failed Foreign Policy

By Joshua Holdenried

At the White House Easter Prayer Breakfast this week, President Obama addressed a room full of Christian leaders. What was ...

April 09, 2015

Netanyahu’s Warning: A Historical Allegory and a Political Gamble

By Joshua Holdenried

“Never Again.” It is a clarion call that paradoxically commands both solidarity and irony. Despite the international community uniting behind this ...

March 11, 2015

Does “Smart Power” Involve Respect or Empathy for Child-Murderers?

By Joshua Holdenried

On December 16, Taliban militants gunned down children at the Army Public School and Degree College in Peshawar, Pakistan. Disguised ...

December 30, 2014

The Roots of Reckless Hate: Overcoming Only the Symptoms of Jihad is Not Enough

October 17, 2014 |

War of the Words—Using the Lincoln Strategy Against the Islamic State

By Joshua Holdenried

In war, the first battle is to define the conflict; the second is to control the narrative. ...

September 26, 2014

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