Recent Viewpoints

Kerby Anderson Rod Dreher has been writing about the plight of Princeton professor Joshua Katz, who has been attacked by students, faculty, and administration over his public dissent of attempts to give additional benefits to Princeton faculty of color (additional salary, sabbatical semesters). Dreher, as you may remember, is the author of the book, Live Not by Lies, which describes the similarity of Communist countries that attacked anyone who engaged in dissent from the totalitarian orthodoxy. That was what he…

Kerby Anderson Abortion is back in the news for a variety of reasons. This fall, the Supreme Court will hear the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization based on the Mississippi pro-life bill. Also, the Texas legislature passed a “heartbeat bill” that became law. And Nancy Pelosi announced that the US House of Representatives will vote on the “Women’s Health Protection Act” attempting to enshrine abortion law. Many of us feel like we have been here before. In…

Penna Dexter Once in a while, a law is enacted that shocks us in the way it illuminates the difference between good and evil. This happened on September 1st when Texas’s new “Heartbeat Law” went into effect. Here’s what conservative writer and podcaster Matt Walsh said about it. “If you have ever had any doubts about which is the bad side in the culture war, this week ought to clear up your confusion. Leftists are mad — screamingly, deliriously mad…

Kerby Anderson If you look at some of the COVID numbers, you will find that the statistics defy the spin placed on it by politicians and the media. That’s the argument that Charles Cooke uses in his latest commentary. All you need to do is look at the chart linked to my commentary to see that any spin by Democrats or Republicans or media personalities is wrong. His opening statement is also his conclusion. “Two presidents. Fifty states. One-hundred-and-ninety-five countries….

Kerby Anderson A recent article based on a Herzog Foundation survey concluded that Christian schools vastly outperformed public schools. That shouldn’t be too surprising since students in Christian schools usually outperform students in public schools. But a closer look at the survey showed the results were measuring parental satisfaction rather than student performance. We have had more than a year of lockdowns and online education. A month ago, I quoted from a report from McKinsey & Co. that discovered that…

Kerby Anderson Once several Democrats returned to the state legislature, Texas was able to pass an election reform bill. A recent commentary by Dr. Merrill Matthews lays out some facts about election fraud. One problem is the deceptive way the media covers the issue. Reporters and TV anchors will say there is no evidence of “widespread voter fraud.” That’s not the issue. I have heard everyone from Rush Limbaugh to Barack Obama express doubt there is widespread voter fraud. Instead,…

Kerby Anderson President Biden’s intelligence community finished its investigation into the origins of the virus from China. As most of us suspected when the investigation was announced, the government report was “inconclusive.” To be precise, one agency did believe the virus originated in the Wuhan Institute for Virology, while two other agencies believe the virus originated in animals. Thaddeus McCotter reminds us, “This outcome was foreshadowed at the start by a statement from the Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines:…

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 in…

Penna Dexter Who could miss the disturbing shift in how our society deals with gender confusion in young people? The consensus once was that it’s best to give children time for gender dysphoria to pass and — if it persists — to help them with their pain. Now medical professionals routinely agree with and affirm trans-identifying adolescents, allowing them to self-diagnose, and providing them with gender-bending drugs and surgeries. There are voices of caution and reason. The American College of…

Kerby Anderson Twenty years ago, a Democratic senator writing in the Washington Post criticized President George W. Bush for saying the US would do “whatever it took” to defend Taiwan. That senator is now our president. Joe Biden might have changed his mind since 2001. He certainly has changed his mind on other topics. China is different in 2021 than it was in 2001. Back then, the focus was on trying to bring China into the community of nations. Today…

Kerby Anderson Everyone has a bias because everyone has a worldview. But it is worth evaluating bias in others and in ourselves. Rob Jenkins provides an overview of certain forms of bias and provides examples of left-wing bias. He acknowledges that conservatives have bias, but finds that most of the examples of bias today come from one political viewpoint. Attention bias comes from choosing which information to prioritize. The example he uses focuses on the cries of “police brutality” that…