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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…

Kerby Anderson Pundits and politicians have spent decades lamenting the erosion of the middle class. They point to rising prices in America while many jobs were being sent overseas. While some in the middle class improved their financial status and became part of the upper class, many more discovered that the goal posts moved. They now found themselves in a lower income category. Compare 1975 to 2025. Families with an annual income of $100,000 five decades ago were doing well….

Kerby Anderson Last month, the Trump administration issued a National Security Strategy. The document has traditionally been a list of national security concerns and how the administration plans to deal with them. The Trump document is different, and thus, has been controversial. The paper reminds Americans that the past few decades have been chaotic. I suspect that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had significant input since it argues that America lost its way after the Cold War. That is what…

Kerby Anderson Mitt Romney, writing in The New York Times proclaims, “it’s time for rich people like me to pay more.” Nate Jackson responds: “Feel free to write a larger check to the U.S. Treasury. Go right ahead. No one’s stopping you, or any other rich person.” The editors of The Wall Street Journal agree but also add “please spare the middle class trying to become rich.” Before he was governor and a presidential candidate, Mitt Romney made his fortune…

Penna Dexter I knew before I was a mom that, if and when I had children, I didn’t want to work outside the home. Still, my education prepared me for a career. I went to college in the 70’s when feminism was taking hold. After graduating, I spent more than 8 years working for a bank, first in systems engineering and then in commercial lending. I think my opportunities there had something to do with the growing feminist movement. By…

Kerby Anderson You could say that William Shatner is the most famous astronaut in the world. Until recently, he was not a real astronaut. Shatner is best known for playing Captain Kirk in the Star Trek TV series and movies. Four years ago he did go into space. And it had such an impact that he started crying and now has written about it in his memoir, Boldly Go. At age 90, he had a life-changing experience by going into…