Recent Viewpoints

Kerby Anderson Is it possible to close the Overton Window? One columnist, William Marshall, argues that President Trump is closing the Overton Window on many social policies. But first, let me explain what this means. Three years ago, I did a commentary on the Overton Window because I had someone in my Sunday School class ask what the term meant. Today, we hear people using the phrase all the time, but I suspect some don’t know its meaning and origin….

Kerby Anderson Columnist Brittany Bernstein described a first-of-its-kind study by Dutch researchers that found no evidence of a global acceleration in sea level rise because of climate change. The peer-reviewed paper has the title: “A Global Perspective on Local Sea Level Changes.” The researchers analyzed more than 100 tide-gauge stations worldwide and found that the average rate of sea level rise in 2020 is only around 1.5 millimeters per year. This is significantly lower that the number reported by climate…

Kerby Anderson Columnist Barton Swaim wrote about “The Left’s Vast Lack of Knowledge.” He focused on it because of the bungled attempts by liberal journalists to describe Charlie Kirk and his impact. He pointed to articles that pieced together random quotations attributed to Charlie Kirk without any context. One of the quotes attributed to him made him “sound like a Jew-hater of the 1930s.” He was, in fact, quoting a social media post that he critiqued. But the liberal journalists…

Kerby Anderson We knew social media was censoring free speech. Now the social media organizations are admitting it and telling us why they did so. The editorial board of the Wall Street Journal wrote about “When the Left Censored Speech.” They documented these issues just as YouTube announced it would reinstate accounts that they banned under pressure from the Biden administration. A lawyer for the Google parent company, Alphabet, sent a letter to the House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan. It…

Penna Dexter In heartfelt remarks broadcast from her late husband Charlie’s radio studio, just two days after he was murdered — actually, martyred — Erika Kirk was adamant. The movement among young people which Charlie built through Turning Point USA, the organization he founded, will only grow stronger. She encouraged people to join and become active in changing the nation. Then she said: “But, most important of all, if you aren’t a member of a church, I beg you to…

Kerby Anderson I believe it is important for Christians to understand the liberal mind. That is why I have written a booklet on “A Biblical View on the Liberal Mind.” Once you examine the assumptions of liberals and leftists you can see how their views are very different from a biblical perspective. If you do not have a proper view of truth and the world, you will probably also find yourself dissatisfied with life. That is the conclusion of Michael…

Kerby Anderson Three years ago, a presenter at an international conference compared the printing of currency to alchemy. Although I didn’t hear the message, I read enough about it to see the connection. If you are not familiar with the term, it points to alchemists who tried to turn cheap “base” metals into gold. The idea goes all the way back to Aristotle, who believed that all matter had some combination of the four elements of earth, air, fire, and…

Kerby Anderson The American Psychological Association released a health advisory on social media. In fact, the report offered ten recommendations that involve various forms of monitoring, training, and technical adaptations to blunt certain adverse effects of social media. James Spencer from the D.L. Moody Center was on my program recently to talk about the advisory and also to broaden the discussion about the place of technological advancements in our society. We talked about everything from social media to artificial intelligence….

Kerby Anderson For more than a decade, policymakers have been discussing the problem of “food deserts.” I started writing about this issue three years ago because there are zip codes in low-income neighborhoods without a grocery store that can provide fresh and nutritious food options. Dr. Merrill Matthews recently wrote about this issue and was on my radio program to discuss it. He reminded us that major food chains like Walmart, Kroger, and Whole Foods have announced they will be…

Kerby Anderson Christians have always needed discernment, but we especially need to develop our skill at discernment in our confused world. One book I would recommend is: Why Bad Looks Good: Biblical Wisdom to Make Smart Choices in Life, Love, and Friendship. The author is Dr. Wendy Patrick. She is a career prosecutor with not only a law degree but a master’s degree and a doctorate in theology. Her book helps you avoid falling victim to the hazards of misperception…

Penna Dexter There were many proclamations of faith in God and Jesus Christ from the podium at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Watching the broadcast of the memorial for Charlie Kirk, I didn’t get the sense that government leaders were pandering. To me, it seemed, instead, that many had shaken off the inner restraint they normally have when speaking about God publicly. They weren’t worried about offending non-believers by saying too much. It was as if the murder of…