Misdirected Rage
Kerby Anderson Why do the rioters in the street have so much rage? Trying to find rational answers to irrational actions is often a worthless endeavor. But Ned Ryan has found some reasons for “The Mi...
COVID Risk
Kerby Anderson Six months into this pandemic, Americans still misperceive their risk of death from COVID-19. That is one of the conclusions from an extensive survey done by Franklin Templeton in conj...
Totalitarian Temptation
Kerby Anderson One striking difference between Europe and America has been the temptation of many European countries to fall into totalitarianism. Dennis Prager reminds us that after World War I, man...
Pandemic Depression
Kerby Anderson A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documents what we already suspected. The coronavirus pandemic has adversely affected our country’s mental health. Corres...
Kids In Church
Penna Dexter After months of online worship services, many Americans are happy to get back to in-person church. But parents with young children, who would love to return to church, may find that thei...
Technology
Kerby Anderson Andrew McDiarmid is a media specialist at the Discovery Institute and author of a blog that attempts to apply biblical principles to technology. He was on my radio program recently to...
Thin Veneer
Kerby Anderson The last two months have shown us how easily the veneer of civilized American society can be shattered. We naively assumed that the moral foundations and social institutions would be s...
Teachers’ Unions
Kerby Anderson America is currently in the midst of a contentious debate about whether to open the public schools and how to do it. Parents, teachers, and administrators have concerns about the risks...
Voting by Mail
Kerby Anderson My commentary yesterday raised the question of whether we would be able to declare a winner in the presidential contest even a week after November 3. If the election isn’t close, then...
Confusing Election Night
Kerby Anderson Election night on November 3 could be much more confusing than any election in modern times. We usually expect to know who our next president will be before we head to bed. One major e...
Requiring Political Indoctrination
Penna Dexter The vast California State University system announced last month that anyone receiving a degree from one of its schools must complete coursework in ethnic and social justice studies. Thes...
Broken Windows
Kerby Anderson Broken windows and destroyed buildings in cities like Minneapolis, Seattle, and Portland provide a test of the “broken windows” economic theory. Dr. Merrill Matthews writes about this...
