Intelligence Gathering
Kerby Anderson Over the last month, we have been talking about China. When talking about China, we usually talk about its strengths and technological developments. But there is another side to intelli...
New York Times
Kerby Anderson How trustworthy is the reporting in the New York Times? Fifty years ago, that question didn’t need to be asked. Everyone assumed that it was truthful and accurate. Patrick Maines (forme...
Credit Card Debt
Kerby Anderson Credit card debt is soaring to new records. The reason for this dramatic increase is simple: inflation. Americans with a fixed income have few choices when prices rise. They can cut bac...
Freedom’s Foundations
Kerby Anderson Freedom in this country depends upon three important foundations: morality, limits, and human rights. First, freedom depends on morality. John Adams observed, “Our constitution was made...
Train Regulations
Kerby Anderson The political battle over the Norfolk Southern train accident has now moved to debates about rules and regulations. And once again, it appears that progressive bureaucrats hold to the c...
Lenten Introspection
Penna Dexter We’re officially in Lent, the period of 40 days, which comes before Easter in the Christian calendar. It’s a time of preparation for Easter, and, in many Christian traditions, a season of...
Debt Crisis
Kerby Anderson A week ago, I talked about entitlement spending and the impact it would have in the future, unless Congress was willing to modify the trajectory of Social Security and Medicare. Entitle...
Cobalt Red
Kerby Anderson The proposed mandate for electric cars has a tragic human cost that most Americans know almost nothing about. Professor Siddharth Kara writes about it in his book, Cobalt Red. Mark Mill...
Bigger Government
Kerby Anderson The current debate about the federal budget centers on whether the government is too big and too inefficient. Most Republicans argue that the federal government is too big. Many Democra...
Gas Stove Controversy
Kerby Anderson The gas stove controversy last month illustrates how the establishment media uses a controversy to malign conservative media and members of Congress. You may remember how it started. Th...
Largest Censorship System
Kerby Anderson I recently read an op-ed in The Hill (a political website covering Congress) with the dramatic title: “Congress is set to expose what may be the largest censorship system in U.S. histor...
Don’t Do This
Penna Dexter There’s been much written lately about Jamie Reed’s piece for the online publication, The Free Press. Ms. Reed, who describes herself as “a queer woman, politically to the left of Bernie...