Recent Viewpoints

Penna Dexter Wall Street Journal columnist Daniel Henninger says there are two Trump presidencies that “exist in parallel universes.” One presidency, he writes, is “inhabited by Trump of Twitter.” He continues, “Much of the American population is appalled by Trump of Twitter who lives in a dark and deeply personal pool of feuds and fulminations.” This made for a chaotic atmosphere in the early months and distracted from the real work that needed to be done. Mr. Henninger then describes…

Kerby Anderson Someone who tuned into Point of View for the first time left a comment on the Facebook page criticizing what one of my guests said and concluded by instructing us that Christians should embrace socialism. It’s the type of comment I usually ignore, but I thought it might deserve a response since I have heard it so often. Over the last few months, I have been teaching through the book of Acts. When you get to Acts 4,…

Kerby Anderson Although the concept of a free enterprise system developed primarily in Europe, it has become the most successful in the United States. Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, has a possible explanation. The founders promoted a free market where Americans were able to truly live their liberty. Thomas Jefferson famously said this in his first inaugural address: “A wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to…

Kerby Anderson When President Trump set forth his national security strategy, he omitted global climate change as a threat. Two years earlier, President Obama elevated climate change to the top “strategic risk” in his strategy. The ongoing debate about the significance of climate change will continue for years to come. I contend that the debate is really about percentages. Consider people who are often labeled “climate change deniers.” Actually, even these people believe the climate changed in the past (we’ve…

Kerby Anderson As we get into this New Year, I hope you have thought about making a resolution or two. My suggestion would be for all of us to stop believing in the hysterics and hyperbole that surround our political culture. Fortunately, I am noticing that more and more commentators are calling for people to bring reason and common sense into these political discussions. Let me be one more voice to join that chorus. Of course, we can offer lots…

Kerby Anderson Let me begin by wishing you a Happy New Year. At the start of this New Year, I wanted to pass on some advice. In previous commentaries, I have talked about the value of using this time of year to change something in your life. There is nothing magical about using January 1 as a start date, but why not use it to improve yourself? First, I would encourage you pick just one thing to change. If you…

Penna Dexter We are at a moment in our history in which prayer during cabinet meetings is a bit disconcerting to many members of the media who cover the White House. “Unusual” and “striking,” even “creepy” were words reporters used to describe a recent moment of prayer about the passage of historic tax legislation. The president seemed to enjoy taunting reporters a bit when, just as the bill gained final congressional approval, he took time at a cabinet meeting to…

Kerby Anderson If I were to ask you which professions have high suicide rates, you would probably mention military veterans suffering from PTSD. In their latest report, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have found that the suicide rate for young male military veterans is higher than previously thought. But they found that it is lower in some states than the suicide rate for farmers. The high suicide rate for farmers is only just now beginning to get media attention….

Kerby Anderson A few months from now we will know how the Supreme Court will rule in the Colorado cake case involving Jack Phillips. In previous commentaries, I have talked about how this case will certainly have some influence on other cases involving bakers, florists, and photographers. Wesley J. Smith in a recent column says it might also affect people in the medical field. He believes it could have an impact on medical conscience rights. He says, “The law generally…

Kerby Anderson The Big Four Tech Masters are Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Google. They dominate the digital world and therefore have a responsibility they have been able to shirk until now. In a recent column, Jim Geraghty says they “were not built to differentiate accurate information from inaccurate information, to dispel and counteract hateful voices, or to sniff out and stop disinformation campaigns by foreign intelligence.” Instead, they were built to make money. They never foresaw how evil people could…

Kerby Anderson Sadly, it has become trendy in some circles to say that the world would be a better place without religion in general and Christianity in particular. I really do wonder if professors, commentators, and people on social media really believe this or are just saying it without any serious reflection. As I like to sometimes say to my atheist acquaintances, I see lots of Catholic hospitals, Presbyterian hospitals, and Baptist hospitals. I have never seen a humanist hospital….