Free Speech
Kerby Anderson The editorial board of the New York Times created quite a controversy with their editorial on free speech. One critic called for a correction followed by a mass resignation. Others wan...
Autocracy’s Flaws
Kerby Anderson The Russian invasion of Ukraine is providing a lesson worth repeating. “Unfree societies are weak.” That is one of the comments by Kevin Williamson in his commentary on “Autocracy’s Fa...
Define A Woman
Penna Dexter A couple of weeks ago, University of Pennsylvania senior Lia Thomas won an NCAA championship in women’s swimming, setting an Ivy League time record for the 500-yard freestyle. Thomas, a f...
Leftism and Lying
Kerby Anderson Since it’s April first, you might conclude that the Democratic party is engaged in an elaborate April Fool’s joke. But it appears that the leadership is serious. The latest polls show...
Economic Lessons
Kerby Anderson As we come to the end of the first quarter of 2022 (January to March), I think we can say we learned a few economic lessons that we should apply in the future. One lesson comes from Ca...
Climate Change Fear
Kerby Anderson We live in an age of fear. Often at the top of the list, is fear of climate change. Bjorn Lomborg says one picture summarizes this age of fear. It is a girl holding a sign that says, “...
Federalize CRT?
Kerby Anderson You might assume that since parents around the country have objected to critical race theory (CRT), that there would be no chance it would be taught in public schools. But there is a b...
Parental Rights and Disney
Kerby Anderson An education bill in Florida has created lots of controversy, partially because the critics have never read the bill and believe the slogans used to condemn it. The bill has the title “...
Changing Tech Hubs
Penna Dexter Workers in the technology industry have long known that working remotely was feasible. But the Covid-19 pandemic made it a daily reality for millions. The Wall Street Journal’s technology...
Russia and Religion
Kerby Anderson Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is laced with religious elements. In fact, you could argue that in many ways it is a religious war. That is the perspective of David French as he quotes fro...
Freezing Accounts
Kerby Anderson Economists have debated this question for centuries: What is money? Most of us assume that money is a store of value. You put money in the bank, and you can draw that money out when you...