Western Civilization
Kerby Anderson The attacks on Western civilization have been coming from liberals on university campuses for decades. Therefore, it was encouraging to see a liberal atheist remind us of the value of...
Descent into Barbarism
Kerby Anderson Many historians have written about the descent into barbarism. Novelist Mark Lewis reminds us that the “descent into barbarism is easy and fast; you only need to let yourself go.” How...
Great Rip-Off
Kerby Anderson Karol Markowicz calls it “America’s Great Rip-off.” What she is talking about is the rising tide of shoplifting in this country. Although it may be easy to dismiss shoplifting as insign...
Capitalism and Loneliness
Kerby Anderson The media tells us we are facing an epidemic of loneliness. Everyone is writing about loneliness, and I have done so as well. But we must reject one of the reasons sometimes given for...
Bring Back Nativity Scenes
Penna Dexter An article in the online publication — FLI Insider — sent me searching through several years of radio commentaries to find my stories covering the “Christmas Wars.” I found quite a few. H...
Cull the Herd
Kerby Anderson Thaddeus McCotter has a suggestion for you. Go to a search engine and ask it for the reasons for an impending climate apocalypse. It will list such things as the use of fossil fuels, a...
A Date of Infamy
Kerby Anderson Today is December 7 – a day that President Roosevelt said would be “a date which will live in infamy.” On that fateful morning of December 7, 1941, America was attacked without warning....
American Dream and Wages
Kerby Anderson Yesterday I discussed a Wall Street Journal article about a poll that revealed that most voters see the American dream slipping away. Only a third (36%) of voters said the American Drea...
American Dream
Kerby Anderson Just over a week ago, a poll published in the Wall Street Journal revealed that most voters see the American dream slipping away. Only a third (36%) of voters said the American Dream h...
Antisemitism on the Rise
Kerby Anderson Two weeks ago, I documented the rise in antisemitism on the left. Today, I will focus our attention on antisemitism on the right. Before I do so, let’s acknowledge that dividing anti-J...
Childbearing Trough
Penna Dexter Bioethicist and political thinker Leon Kass has often been called upon to weigh in on consequential moral debates. He lives both in the US and in Jerusalem where he serves as dean of facu...
