JB Shreve
JB Shreve is the author of "How the World Ends: Understanding the Growing Chaos." He has been the host of the End of History podcast since 2012. He has degrees in International Relations and Middle East Studies. His other books include the Intelligence Brief Series. Regular posts and updates from JB Shreve are available at www.theendofhistory.net
To find the politics of God involves a completely different approach to both scripture and politics than most of us are accustomed to today. God is not a Republican. He is not a Democrat. He has a value system and philosophy far above the bickering polarization of this world....
The politics of God are probably not what you think they are. In this introductory episode of the new podcast series from JB Shreve & the End of History, we turn away from the traditional perspective of politics as either Republican or Democrat and instead begin to look toward...
The modern Middle East is surrounded by myths and misconceptions in the Western mindset. This podcast series looks at the Six Years That Made the Modern Middle East, six pivotal years that shaped the present chaos and brought us to this point in history. Contrary to popular opinion, the...
In our Six Years That Made the Modern Middle East podcast series, we come to our finale episode 2011. This is the year of the Arab Spring. It’s the year that the Syrian Civil War began. It was the year the US withdrew from Iraq. It was also the...
This week, I will release a new podcast/video series on the website entitled The Politics of God. That title is admittedly loaded with meaning and potential causes for concern. Throughout history, political leaders and parties have hijacked the Word of God, its language, symbols, and even God’s name to...
Friday afternoon, I tuned in with millions worldwide to watch the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics. I thoroughly enjoyed the organizer’s decision to send the parade of athletes down the Seine in boats. For many athletes, the Olympic games represent a pinnacle of their life’s focused achievement....
Each year, Gallup tracks American trust in its institutions. That trust has declined significantly over the last two decades, but in 2022, it took a nosedive, continuing that trend into 2023. This is a nonpartisan reality, by the way. The one thing Americans, Democrats and Republicans, agree on is...
As a person who places his faith in front of his politics, I do not see how one can fail to see the hand of God in preserving Donald Trump’s life this past Saturday. But perhaps that salvation is not for the ends many of his supporters believe it...
If you have not yet heard the phrase "Christian Nationalism" in this crucial election year, then you might not be paying attention. A minority on the political right claims that Christian Nationalism is God's answer for America. (It's not!) On the left, it is portrayed as one of the...
The nature of democracy is that no matter how much we despise the system and its candidates, they are ultimately a reflection of “we the people.” This is the system and the democracy that we deserve because this is the system that we created.
Six months before Donald Trump’s victory...