Higher Minimum Wage
When California Governor Jerry Brown announced his plan to be the first state to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, lots of people had an opinion. Dr. Merrill Matthews (a frequent guest on Point o...
Campus Sexual Training
If kids are with you right now, be warned, I’m going to talk about sex. Not graphically, but honestly. You may or may not want your youngsters to see this. I came across a story about my alma mater,...
Mass Deportations
Many may not realize it but more illegal immigrants have been deported during President Obama’s presidency than ever before. An estimated 2.5 million people have been removed from America since he too...
Bathroom Bills
Legislatures and city councils have had a debate for some time about so-called “bathroom bills.” Apparently many gay activists are convinced that the next barrier to discrimination concerns transsexua...
Jihad in the Qur’an
Nabeel Qureshi, in his new book, Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward, explains the way in which radical Muslims use the Qur’an to promote jihad. His recent column in USA Today provides a readable su...
Lessons from Europe
The terrorist attacks in Europe provide some valuable lessons for us in America about dealing with radical Islam. Last year there was the attack on Charlie Hebdo and a later attack on Paris, as well a...
Disney’s Double Standard
We all love Disney movies and Disney theme parks. But I doubt too many Christians loved what Disney threatened to do in Georgia. The Disney Company threatened to pull back its film and television prod...
Removing Lexi
The plight of a 6-year-old girl is causing a stir in Santa Clarita, a community outside Los Angeles. The state of California and LA County recently removed her from the home of a Christian family with...
Government Zombies
Congress is considering a bill to fight government zombies. That is the name Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers gives to the many government programs that have never been reauthorized by Congress....
Voter Turnout
Voter turnout this election season has been higher than normal. But data from Pew Research helps put the higher than normal numbers of voters in their proper perspective. Through the first 12 primarie...
Too Hard to Vote?
When President Obama was in Austin for a music festival, he said: “We’re the only advanced democracy in the world that makes it harder for people to vote.” He talked about barriers politicians put up...
