Middle Class Finances
Kerby Anderson A study by the Manhattan Institute explains why it is so hard for middle-class families to make ends meet. The author, Oren Cass, distilled his research down in a Twitter post. “In 1985...
Back to Church
Penna Dexter Many churches did a wonderful job providing digital services during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The trouble is, now some are finding it difficult to wean significant proportions of their cong...
Kafka Trap
Kerby Anderson One of the key debate techniques for people promoting critical race theory is what might be considered linguistic arm-twisting. A social justice warrior might say, “If you say you’re no...
Billionaires and Hunger
Kerby Anderson Two weeks ago, I used the wealth of Elon Musk to illustrate the size of the national debt. If you took all his money and assets and used them to try to pay down the debt, the impact wou...
Fair Elections
Kerby Anderson One question I hear too often is: Do you think we will ever have fair elections again? The question assumes we had fair elections in the past (not always true) and assumes that the curr...
Protesting Parents
Kerby Anderson As the year of 2021 is starting to wind down, we have seen the educational debate take some unexpected turns. The year began with teachers and their unions using their political influen...
Cancel Culture Resistance
Kerby Anderson Last week I talked about the cancel culture on college campuses. I ended my commentary with an encouraging action by Professor Robert George at Princeton, who sponsored a lecture that h...
Gender Forums
Penna Dexter Do you ever search online for a minor ailment only to find so much information you begin to worry you’ve got a serious disease? The best thing to do in those cases is to check in with a r...
Ground Zero of Woke
Kerby Anderson Victor Davis Hanson reminds us that many of our hallowed institutions are failing us. That, unfortunately, includes the top echelon of the military, the leadership in the intelligence a...
University Cancel Culture
Kerby Anderson The cancel culture is alive and well on university campuses, but the latest example has generated a few articles and commentaries because it seems too extreme. Professor Dorian Abbot is...
Too Many Coincidences
Kerby Anderson When do too many coincidences add up to something more than a coincidence? If your neighbor wins the state lottery, there is nothing too remarkable about that. After all, someone would...
American Decline
Kerby Anderson Today is election day, but it isn’t as significant as a presidential election or even an off-year congressional election. Nevertheless, Americans are going to the polls to vote and may...
