Abstractions and Reality
Kerby Anderson George Floyd was killed three weeks ago, and protests have been with us since the video surfaced. You would think that some of the focus would be on who is responsible for his killing...
Scrapping The SAT
Penna Dexter Some colleges and universities have decided to stop using the SAT and ACT exams to make admissions decisions. The largest system to make such an announcement is the University of Californ...
Years of Life Lost
Kerby Anderson We have all heard the phrase: “the cure is worse than the disease.” Some have applied that to the pandemic lockdown, but is that claim really true? Dr. Scott Atlas is both a physician...
Atheists Praise Christianity
Kerby Anderson Has Christianity made a positive impact on Western civilization? That was a question I posed a few months ago in a commentary, and in it I provided a short list of atheists who would ag...
Don’t Excuse Rioters
Kerby Anderson Sometimes I feel that my responsibility is to provide context for events in the news. That was certainly the case when riots that started in Minneapolis broke out in cities across the c...
Twitter and Trump
Kerby Anderson The editors of the Wall Street Journal asked an insightful question. “Where would President Trump be if his critics didn’t so often help him?” What they are talking about was the decisi...
Hillsdale Graduation
Penna Dexter A dear friend texted me a photo of her daughter and two classmates on their graduation day from medical school. Decked out in traditional graduation garb — gathered in one of their apartm...
Counting the Cost
Kerby Anderson What has been the cost of the coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown? We usually hear pundits talking about the lives lost and the jobs lost. But there is another way to understand how...
Sprint to the Left
Kerby Anderson Presidential campaigns in this country follow a predictable pattern. The Republican candidate caters to the conservative voters most likely to vote in the primaries. Once winning the no...
National Emergencies and Deregulation
Kerby Anderson Whenever this country has faced a national emergency, our political leaders have increased their power and authority. More power flows to the national government and usually more power...
