Recent Viewpoints

Kerby Anderson Dr. Roy Eappen is a practicing endocrinologist and has also served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at McGill University. He recently wrote, “The Transgender House of Cards Just Came Crashing Down.” He begins by declaring that “the child sex change industry is built on a foundation of falsehoods, not science.” Activists argue that gender-confused children will do better mentally if given hormones and irreversible surgeries. He points to a groundbreaking study that proves that sex change treatments…

Kerby Anderson Let me begin with what seems like a ridiculous question: Is AI a fool? When I am talking about AI, I mean artificial intelligence, and in particular the various AI tools being used and significantly funded. When I am talking about a fool, I mean the biblical definition of someone who lacks moral discernment and acts recklessly. Fools disregard God (“a fool says in his heart, there is no God”- Psalm 14:1) and despise wisdom because they trust…

Kerby Anderson Henry Paulson served as U.S. Treasury Secretary when we had the Great Financial Crash in 2008. He was not just a passive observer but was the architect of the TARP program that was able to bail out some of the banks. He made a statement the other day that is worth repeating. During an interview on Bloomberg he warned, “I think we need an emergency break-the-glass plan, which is targeted and short-term on the shelf so it’s ready…

Kerby Anderson The editors of National Review said it best with their headline, “Manufacturing Racism.” They were talking about the recent revelations about the Southern Poverty Law Center. A half century ago, when it began, it was doing responsible work by pointing to racism and encouraging laws and governments to bring about change. Two weeks ago, the Department of Justice announced an 11-count indictment against the center on charges of wire fraud, false statements to a bank, and conspiracy to…

Penna Dexter Grade inflation is ravaging American universities. In 1960, 15 percent of grades were A’s. Today nearly 50 percent are. At the college level, more A’s are given than any other grade. The Washington Post reports that, last year at Harvard, two thirds of the grades were A’s — up from 35 percent just 12 years ago. According to the Post, “that doesn’t count A-minuses, which were another 18 percent.” Grade inflation occurs when schools award higher grades for…

Kerby Anderson Is America great? Was America great? These are questions that deserve an answer in a year when we will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of this country. We know the divisions. On one side is Donald Trump and all the people who wear caps that say, “Make America Great Again.” On the other side are the critics of him and the country who even created the #AmericaWasNeverGreat hashtag on social media. Critics have every right to express their…

Kerby Anderson Mollie Engelhart writes about “The Year America Stops Replacing Itself.” We were told that sometime in the future, perhaps around 2040, something profound would happen: Deaths in the US would outnumber births. Unfortunately, the date will be much closer than we expected. According to the Congressional Budget Office, that dismal demographic will arrive around 2030. I have been talking about the declining birth rate for decades. The future is merely coming closer than some expected. We have seen…

Kerby Anderson Pierre Poilievre is the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and recently was on Joe Rogan’s podcast. They were talking about what happens when the government prints more money. He explained that the government printing money seems painless at first. “But if you have an economy with 10 apples and $10, it’s a buck an apple. You double the number of dollars to 20, but you still only have 10 apples. Suddenly, it’s two bucks an apple.”…

Kerby Anderson The writer of the book of Hebrews (10:24-25) reminds us of the value of church attendance. “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” We should gather with fellow believers out of biblical obedience, but there are several benefits to attending church. Over the last few months, I…

Kerby Anderson Stephen Soukup recently wrote about “Fenway Park, College Basketball, and the Loss of Community.” Although he used sports as his example, his point was about how communities used to provide meaning, loyalty, and continuity. He began with a video the Boston Red Sox posted in anticipation of Major League Baseball’s opening day. The video was a collection of clips from previous opening days at Boston’s Fenway Park. It sparked an online conversation about what America has lost over…

Penna Dexter What should American universities do to get their good reputations back? Surveys show Americans are losing confidence in higher education. The late Charlie Kirk famously recommended against going to college. Gallup polling done last year found only 42 percent of Americans expressing “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education. According to The Wall Street Journal, “Confidence has fallen especially hard among conservatives, many of whom believe universities give priority to social justice over…