Recent Viewpoints

Kerby Anderson The American Psychological Association recently identified another social problem that needs to be addressed by counselors: traditional masculinity. This new report once again illustrates that the APA is frequently driven by politics rather than science. The APA guidelines triggered an immediate online backlash. That led them to issue another statement and begin to redefine what they meant by “traditional masculinity.” The authors began by trotting out legitimate concerns about men who are sexually abusive or disrespectful. Here’s a…

Kerby Anderson When the governor of New York signed the Reproductive Health Act on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it became another example of how abortion proponents are doubling down on abortion. Among other things it establishes a much more permissive standard by which a woman could get even a third-trimester abortion. Another example of the doubling down on abortion can be seen in the strong comments by the current head of Planned Parenthood. The previous president often argued…

Penna Dexter New York recently passed legislation that makes it easier for women to get third trimester abortions. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the new law and celebrated by ordering that the 408-foot spire on the One World Trade Center building, two bridges, and the Alfred E. Smith Building in Albany be lit up in pink. New York’s abortion laws were already lax. In fact, Life News called New York “one of the most pro-abortion states in America.” The state’s old…

Kerby Anderson For the last few days, I have been talking about the book, The Coddling of the American Mind written by Jonathan Haidt. He and his co-author set forth three foundational untruths. One of those is the “Untruth of Us Versus Them: Life is a Battle Between Good People and Evil People.” The authors argue, “that the human mind is prepared for tribalism.” They even provide psychological research demonstrating that. But that doesn’t mean we have to live that way….

Kerby Anderson Yesterday I talked about the book, The Coddling of the American Mind written by Jonathan Haidt. He and his co-author set forth three foundational untruths. One of those is the “Untruth of Emotional Reasoning: Always Trust Your Feelings.” You can get yourself in some difficult circumstances quickly if you always trust your emotions. It is easy in this world to get frustrated, discouraged, and even depressed. Psychologists have found that certain patients got themselves caught in a feedback loop…

Kerby Anderson One book that is often quoted and deserves to be read is, The Coddling of the American Mind. We invited the co-author, Jonathan Haidt, on the Point of View radio talk show to discuss his book. It began when he sat down with his co-author (Greg Lukianoff) a number of years ago to make sense of what was hapening on college campuses. They decided to write an article about it for The Atlantic with the title, “Arguing Towards Misery: How Campuses Teach…

Kerby Anderson Should US senators be allowed to apply a religious test to anyone nominated to serve in the government? Earlier this month, two Democrats in the Senate, Mazie Hirono (HI) and Kamala Harris from (CA), objected to the nominee to a US district court because of his membership in the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization. One senator wanted to know if he was aware of their stand on abortion. Of course he was. The senator also wanted…

Kerby Anderson The wife of the Vice President, Karen Pence, used to teach art at Immanuel Christian School in Virginia when her husband served as a member of Congress. Her office announced that she would once again be teaching art in the school on a part-time basis. That announcement was met with lots of criticism for one major reason. This Christian school (like so many others) requires students and parents to abide by a Christian code of conduct concerning sexual…

Penna Dexter Planned Parenthood’s former president Cecile Richards downplayed abortion as her organization’s core activity. She famously maintained that abortion only makes up 3 percent of Planned Parenthood’s services and that the organization is focused primarily on women’s health. We expected Planned Parenthood’s new president Leana Wen, a medical doctor, to continue in this mode. But she recently blasted media outlets Planned Parenthood has long depended on to underplay its abortion activity. She says they are  misconstruing her “vision for…

Kerby Anderson Earlier this month, I turned on the Tucker Carlson television program and heard him deliver a monologue that lasted nearly 15 minutes. It became the monologue heard around the conservative world. And nearly every commentator has had negative things to say about his comments. But I want to do just the opposite. Sure, there were things he said that were incorrect or overstated. But I want to affirm many of the things he said that were right on…

Kerby Anderson I believe the latest government shutdown has been a fiscal preview of financial problems that will hit the government and us in the next few years. I’m not the only person saying this. Kevin Williamson in a recent column says the shutdown could be a “dress rehearsal for a fiscal Armageddon.” Each day we see news reports of government bureaucrats who had to scale back their spending because they aren’t receiving a paycheck. There was even one story…