Bigger Government
Kerby Anderson Government gets bigger every year, but how government gets bigger isn’t so easy to understand. There seems to be about the same number of federal employees, but the size and scope of go...
Day of Prayer
Kerby Anderson Today is the National Day of Prayer. It is a vital part of our American heritage. The first call to prayer happened before the American Revolution. In 1775, the Continental Congress cal...
Fast-Food Robots
Kerby Anderson What impact will robots and artificial intelligence have on jobs? In previous commentaries, I have discussed some of these questions and concerns. If you don’t want to be replaced by a...
Anxious Generation
Kerby Anderson Jonathan Haidt has been on the Point of View radio talk show to discuss his previous book, The Coddling of the American Mind. He has now compiled his research in his new book: The Anxio...
Spiritual Champions
Kerby Anderson George Barna has written a book to help parents discipline their children into spiritual champions. Raising children is a privilege, but also a daunting assignment. Parents have a God-g...
Deep State Lock-In
Penna Dexter A rule has been added to the federal register that will make it nearly impossible for an incoming president to fire certain federal employees. The Office of Personnel Management issued th...
Energy Scare
Kerby Anderson Summer is months away but there is already news of an energy shortage on the Texas power grid. Most people would not think Texas would have an energy scare. But officials asked power g...
Smartphones
Kerby Anderson Jean Twenge begins her essay by suggesting a thought experiment. “Imagine that a company began mass-producing a new toy. This was not a toy for little kids; instead, it appealed most to...
Economists and Consumers
Kerby Anderson Most left-leaning economists cannot understand why American consumers are complaining when many economic indicators are positive. One of those individuals is Paul Krugman, a Nobel-prize...
Economic Change
Kerby Anderson Over the last few months, the word “unsustainable” has been frequently used. The GAO (Government Accountability Office) proclaimed: “The federal government is on an unsustainable long-t...
Half The Story
Penna Dexter Here’s the story of a young woman who became acutely aware of the relationship between social media and teen mental illness and is doing something important about it. The Wall Street Jour...
