Recent Viewpoints

Kerby Anderson Debate about the ongoing effort of deportation has surfaced a fundamental question concerning immigration. Who should stay, and who should go? At one extreme are American citizens who reject the idea that the country should have borders. But a country without borders isn’t a country. The rest of us would like to have a country that encourages immigration that is controlled and allows for people who arrive to become meaningfully integrated into the American culture. That has been…

Kerby Anderson On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, let me suggest that you take some time to read his letter from a Birmingham Jail. If you are young, I think it will give you a better idea of what the civil rights movement in the 1960s was all about. If you are older, it will remind you of some forgotten events and chapters in American history. Dr. King wrote the letter in response to a published statement by eight clergymen….

Penna Dexter It’s about time! Last summer, Congress voted to stop funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.  Last week the corporation formally disbanded. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — or CPB — was a private non-profit organization, authorized by Congress in 1967 as the funding mechanism for public radio and television. The Washington Post’s Dominic Pino says this “was part of the progressive vision of the Great Society.” Indeed. The Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio — PBS and…

Kerby Anderson During this year in which we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation, we need to remember what the founders said about this country. It will also be important to remember what they said about the importance of education. Mark Lewis writes about “The Miseducation of America.” He is convinced that “we would all agree that education is one of the most important facets of any society.” Yet we should also acknowledge that not all education is good….

Kerby Anderson William Galston is a fellow at the Brookings Institute and served in the Clinton Administration as the Deputy Assistant to President Clinton. He wrote about “The Great American Baby Shortage.” What he wrote is true, but there is more to the story. He reminds us that: “To maintain a stable population, women need to give birth to 2.1 children on average during their lifetimes.” Unfortunately, that replacement rate has fallen to a record low. At first, this means…

Kerby Anderson It has been more than ten days since the Trump administration successfully removed Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro from power. The criticism of the president was predictable. It was described as reckless and unconstitutional. Critics said it was justification for impeachment proceedings. Of course, the critics ignore the precedents set by both Democratic Presidents and Republican Presidents. President George H.W. Bush removed Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. President Bill Clinton pursued a war in Bosnia-Serbia that led to the overthrow…

Kerby Anderson Are school children the wards of the state or the responsibility of the parents? This should not be a difficult question, but apparently many school administrators have a different answer. I had Lathan Watts, VP for Alliance Defending Freedom, on my radio program to talk about his article, “School Districts Are Keeping Parents in the Dark over Social Transitioning.” One of his colleagues was recently testifying to this issue before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary,…

Kerby Anderson As 2025 was winding down, one of the biggest stories was the fraud scandal in Minnesota. First was the investigative piece by Ryan Thorpe and Christopher Rufo. Then there were several stories, including the YouTube videos by Nick Shirley who discovered most of the childcare centers had no children, and one even misspelled the word “learning.” Soon outraged taxpayers produced videos complaining that their hard-earned taxes were being spent on fraud, as well as on military actions and…

Penna Dexter Most studies show married women are happier. But a recent Pew survey shows young men are more interested in marriage than young women. Politics is a factor. An NBC News survey published in September found that “Gen Z men who voted for Trump rate having children as the most important thing in their definition of success,” while “Gen Z women who voted for Harris ranked having children as the second least important thing in their personal definition of…

Kerby Anderson In his book, Peak Human, historian Johan Norberg explains what we can learn from the rise and fall of “golden ages.” He describes seven of humanity’s greatest civilizations from ancient Athens and the Roman Republic to Renaissance Italy, the Dutch Republic and today’s Anglosphere. Each had their golden age and contributed to our world today. Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of law. From the Muslim world came algebra and modern medicine. The Dutch Republic gave…

Kerby Anderson The Trump administration is sending confusing messages concerning federal drug policy. Last month, President Trump signed an executive order that declared fentanyl was “a weapon of mass destruction.” Although the phraseology may be extreme and misleading, the intent is appropriate. The CDC estimates that at least 300,000 Americans have died due to fentanyl and other related synthetic opioids Three days later, President Trump signed another executive order that reclassified marijuana from a Schedule 1 drug to a Schedule…