Recent Viewpoints

Kerby Anderson Many writers have talked about the fact that America seems to be in the midst of what is often called a civil war of values. Victor Davis Hanson provides an in-depth analysis of “The Origins of Our Second Civil War.” Globalization, he says, “had an unfortunate effect of undermining national unity.” While some became billionaires in high tech and finance, most other Americans lost out. To make matters worse, the elites blamed the losers, clingers, and deplorables for…

Kerby Anderson Are humans the enemy? Should animals have constitutional rights? Should peas be granted personhood? These questions may sound ludicrous. Nevertheless, professors and leaders in environmental rights groups are asking these questions and providing bizarre answers. Wesley J. Smith was on Point of View radio talk show to discuss his documentary “The War on Humans.” You can watch it on YouTube and also order the companion e-book. You will quickly see or read that these questions are not satire…

Kerby Anderson What questions should senators ask of Judge Brett Kavanaugh? George Will listed some constitutional questions worth asking of the judge. But as I read some of them on my radio program, I could almost see the listeners’ eyes glaze over because of the academic nature of George Will’s column. Here is my attempt to simplify some of his questions. The Supreme Court ruled in 1958 that a law that required disclosure of the NAACP membership list was an…

Kerby Anderson A recent study in the journal Lancet concludes that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. This seems to contradict some other studies that argued that there were possible benefits to moderate use of alcohol. The researchers looked at data from 28 million people worldwide. That allowed them to compare the few benefits of alcohol consumption that might be preventive for conditions like ischaemic heart disease and diabetes to the increased risk of cancers and other diseases. The…

Kerby Anderson Today is Labor Day. Although this day was set aside to honor trade and labor organizations, I believe it is a day when Christians can also consider how they view work and labor. The Bible has quite a bit to say about how we are to view work, and so I devote part of a chapter in my book Making the Most of Your Money to a biblical view of work. First, we are to work unto the Lord…

Penna Dexter Healthy retirement planning is about more than just saving and investing well. It also involves seeing that your children acquire some skills in handling money. It’s important to define and communicate boundaries regarding how much you’ll help them so they don’t become a financial drain on your nest egg.  “Some parents are reluctant to think about letting go,” writes Sue Shellenbarger, author of The Wall Street Journal’s “Work & Family” feature. In a column titled, “Your Children Need…

Kerby Anderson Does the 14th amendment automatically grant citizenship to anyone born in this country? That is the current policy of this government, but a number of constitutional scholars disagree. I have written about this in the past and want to focus on it again. But I also have noted that a number of conservative lawyers who have been on my radio program accept the government’s policy. If you think the policy should be changed, I would recommend you start by…

Kerby Anderson In a recent commentary, I mentioned that many radio listeners object to the fact that Social Security is considered an entitlement. After all, they argue, they paid into Social Security and Medicare. Now they are receiving a partial refund of money they paid into the system. While that is true for some people, it is not true for many others. Let’s look at the numbers. A credible analysis was done a few years ago by the Urban Institute….

Kerby Anderson Many people in our world accept certain lies uncritically. That is the argument in one of the chapters in the book Deceivers. Dr. Gary Frazier was on Point of View radio talk show recently to talk about his chapter dealing with “Laodicean Lies.” The church in Laodicea is mentioned in the third chapter of the book of Revelation. It was a church that was lukewarm–neither hot nor cold. In many ways, this describes our 21stcentury world. The first Laodicean Lie…

Kerby Anderson A recent post on redstate.com by someone with the identifier “surgeon67” caught my attention. It provides four important critiques of the current attempt to promote a single-payer, government-run health care plan using the title “Medicare for All.” The four points are: regulations, rationing, cost, and right to healthcare. The discussion of regulations starts with this question: Have we ever seen a government program that didn’t come with a stack of regulations that would make War and Peace seem like…

Kerby Anderson A recent Gallup poll shows that a majority of Democrats (57%) view socialism favorably compared to a new low (47%) of Democrats who view capitalism favorably. To put this in perspective, just a few years ago, a majority (56%) of Democrats viewed capitalism favorably. Meanwhile, more than seven in ten (71%) of Republicans have had a favorable view of capitalism during that same time period. The Gallup poll was quick to acknowledge that their poll does not define…