Recent Viewpoints

Kerby Anderson One of the common mistakes among Christians is to assume that the future will be merely an extension of the present. We might assume there will be some changes, but often we can’t imagine the world changing as much as it has. We need to understand some of the dynamic changes in our world. That is why I have written two booklets about “American Realignment” and “American Political Realignment.” The former looks at demographic and economic changes that…

Kerby Anderson You may remember the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” where the computer, HAL 9000, would not allow itself to be shut down by the astronauts. HAL begins to malfunction in subtle ways but becomes paranoid about being shut down. That was movie fiction. We now have historical fact. OpenAI’s latest model (o3 AI model) was given a simple script to shut off. In 79 out of 100 trials, it independently edited that script so the shutdown command would…

Penna Dexter It’s Pride Month again. It used to be called gay pride. Now — in an effort to force the concept on all of us — it’s just Pride.  There are Pride celebrations taking place across the country. The mayor of Washington DC proclaims her city “the gayest in the world.” DC has been hosting pride events for 50 years. And this year, DC is host of WorldPride, an honor in international LGBTQ circles. But most cities where Pride…

Kerby Anderson Many of the concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence focus on AI and should instead focus on the human using it. That is why Christians Schneider warns about “The Danger of Outsourcing Our Brains.” Apparently, many are lazy and quite willing to let AI manage their lives. He says the social media market “is now saturated with artificial-intelligence-powered social media ‘managers’ that will take care of the drudgery of posting content, liking other people’s photos, and commenting…

Kerby Anderson Last month, President Trump stirred up social media when he seemed to be proposing a two-doll limit. He recognized there might be some economic pain associated with his tariffs so he reasoned, “Maybe children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.” I’m not sure how dolls got into the discussion. But I understand part of his motivation. Americans own…

Kerby Anderson For decades, we have heard that the U.S. needs to be more like Europe. But as I have documented in previous commentaries, if we were more like Europe, we would have less liberal abortion policies and fewer transgender surgeries. We can learn some lessons from European countries like Denmark. The Danish government just raised its retirement age to 70 for Danes born in 1971 or later. This was due to a reform passed years ago that ties the…

Kerby Anderson The budget bill that Congress considered had a provision requiring states to enforce a work requirement for able-bodied individuals on Medicaid between the ages of 19 and 64. Dr. Merrill Matthews makes a case for that provision in a recent commentary. He was on my radio program recently to explain why he believes it is a good requirement. Let me first explain there are exceptions made for those who are disabled, pregnant women, incarcerated or in a rehabilitation…

Kerby Anderson I think most Americans believe we have too many government regulations. But I suspect most don’t have the faintest idea of the extent of these government regulations. Last month, President Trump issued an executive order with this introduction. “The United States is drastically overregulated. The Code of Federal Regulations contains over 48,000 sections, stretching over 175,000 pages — far more than any citizen can possibly read, let alone fully understand.” This should be a problem for a Christian…

Penna Dexter Reuters reports that the Chinese government, which — not-so-long ago — forced a one-child-per family policy on its population, is considering a monthly subsidy to encourage families to have second and third children. Enforcement of the one-child policy was brutal. It included forced abortion and sterilization. A preference for boys led to the practice of sex selective abortion and even abandonment of baby girls. Now China’s population is dangerously skewed in favor of men. The policy was meant…

Kerby Anderson Why do young people have short attention spans? That is a question the editors of the Wall Street Journal asked college students to address. Here are some of the best answers. One student at the University of British Columbia observed that “we live in a civilization of instant pleasure. Anyone who has used TikTok knows this.” Therefore, students are being raised in a culture of instant pleasure and low attention spans. Another student at Harvard University said he was shocked at…

Kerby Anderson Teresa Mull wrote a fascinating article with an intriguing title: “Why lumberjacks are happy and you’re not.” A Bureau of Labor Statistics survey reported that lumberjacks and farmers are the happiest, least stressed, and most fulfilled workers.” The reason is simple: they work outside. It also illustrates that what provides the most joy and satisfaction isn’t manmade. This is one of the reasons I am such a supporter of Christian camps and any outdoor activity that connects God’s…