Recent Viewpoints

By Penna Dexter In the name of civil rights for transgenders, the White House wants men to feel free and comfortable walking into women’s restrooms. Disagreeing with that policy does not mean you’re against social justice for men who think they should be women. We should be more worried about stories like this one out of Chicago: Police there say a man choked an eight-year-old girl until she passed out in the bathroom of a Jason’s Deli restaurant in Chicago’s…

By Kerby Anderson Is poverty in the world increasing or decreasing? Economists are discovering that it has substantially decreased. Kevin Hassett summarizes the data from economists who have been looking at the world distribution of income. By gathering data from many different countries, they have been able to count the number of individuals who live on a $1 per day or less, which is a key measure of poverty. According to their calculation, the number of people living in poverty…

By Kerby Anderson At one time or another we have all heard the comment that what we believe “may be true for you, but it isn’t true for me.” In his article, Francis Beckwith provides a humorous but instructive way to respond to that oft-used comment. He said: “Several years ago, after a pick-up basketball game, I got into a discussion with one of my teammates about a book I was reading on the Christian philosophy of religion. When I…

By Kerby Anderson One of the challenges for us in the future will be perception. We observe the world with linear perception, but we live in exponential times. Exponential growth is very different from arithmetic growth. We live our lives in a linear way. We live day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month. But the changes taking place around us are increasing not in a linear way but in an exponential way. Exponential growth is not something that we would consider intuitive. Scott Armstrong…

By Kerby Anderson What are the key components of the free enterprise system in America today? Arthur Brooks in his book, The Battle, describes five principles. The first principle is: The purpose of free enterprise is human flourishing, not materialism. In this statement he sets forth the moral case for free enterprise. He argues in one chapter that people flourish when they earn their own success. It’s not money per se that is a measure. Instead, it is what Arthur…

by Penna Dexter Our nation’s drift to the left is becoming a strong undertow. It’s manifesting itself on the campaign trail. Just look at the popularity of candidate Bernie Sanders, especially among young people. Right now, there’s a lack of reasoned opposition to his socialist ideas with no candidate adequately defending capitalism or conservatism Gallop polling shows only 42% of Republican voters self-identifying as both socially and economically conservative. Only 19 percent of Americans ages 18-29 say they’re capitalists. And…

By Kerby Anderson Recently in an interview, Lt. Col. Allen West said that President Obama’s decision to ignore his generals was “probably the greatest military blunder the world will ever know.” Why did he say such a thing? One reason was the admission by the president at the last G-7 summit that the U.S. still lacks a “complete strategy” for training Iraqi troops to defeat ISIS. To understand his criticism, we need to go back a few years to the…

Senator Ben Sasse wrote another open letter. This one was addressed to majority America. His previous open letter was the Trump supporters. The latest one has generated all sorts of comments about the presidential candidates and the presidential campaign. In the midst of it he focuses some needed attention on the current crisis we have in America that the political parties are not addressing. He says: “Washington isn’t fooling anyone–neither political party works. They bicker like children about tiny things,…

by Kerby Anderson During this election season you may hear candidates use a phrase that has been used by politicians for the last two decades. When a social issue is discussed, the politician merely responses that we should “let the states decide.” After all, isn’t that what federalism is all about? Various states may come to different conclusions about issues ranging from restrictions on abortion to the legalization of marijuana. It sounds reasonable to “let the states decide” until you…

Kerby Anderson A group of 51 families whose children attend in Illinois have filed a federal lawsuit over transgender access to bathrooms and locker rooms. They did so because the Obama Department of Education has threatened to pull $6 million in federal funding unless the school officials allow a transgender boy to change in the girls’ locker room instead of in a separate facility. The issue began when Student A filed a complaint with the Education Department. He was born…

By Penna Dexter We’re hearing a lot lately about the need for educational institutions to comply with Title IX of the United States Education Code. This part of law, which dates back to 1972, prohibits discrimination based on sex. In order to receive federal funds of any sort schools must abide by it. Over the years colleges and universities have figured out how to comply. But, lately many faith-based institutions of higher learning find they can no longer do so…