Recent Viewpoints

Kerby Anderson Should non-citizens be given the right to vote? Most Americans would say no. If you want to vote, you should become an American citizen. But before you conclude that the matter is settled, consider what has been happening in certain areas of the country. A few weeks ago, the New York City Council voted to allow over 800,000 green-card holders and non-citizen residents with work permits to vote in municipal elections. Cities like Chicago and San Francisco allow…

Kerby Anderson Today is December 7 – a day that President Roosevelt said would be “a date which will live in infamy.” On that fateful morning of December 7, 1941, America was attacked without warning. More than 2,400 Americans died and 1,100 were wounded. Our country was changed forever. This attack led us into war, and the citizens of America responded with courage and resolve. So it may be well to reflect on what took place and how we today…

Kerby Anderson Imagine your frustration if a sportscaster never gave you the right score of your favorite team. That is the frustration Republican members of Congress have with the scores given by the Congressional Budget Office. But it really isn’t their fault since they must score legislation based on the gimmicks written into the bills. Senator John Cornyn wants an honest cost estimate of the tax and spending bill now before the US Senate. He argues, “The American people deserve…

Penna Dexter Of the books around my house meant for grandkids, Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been read the most. Often, several times at one sitting. The babies want to poke their little fingers through the nibble holes in the various foods the caterpillar eats. The older ones want to count the fruits, identify the days the caterpillar consumes them, and name the other treats he eats his way through. Then, children and adults alike gasp at the…

Kerby Anderson As we enter the last month of 2021, it is worth reflecting on the last two years of the pandemic and lockdowns. We were told by medical experts and politicians that we had to set aside many of our constitutional rights to keep people safe. And we were assured that this sacrifice of our freedoms was only temporary. But are we setting a precedent? Who would have predicted that a virus would become the justification for some governors…

Kerby Anderson Abortion is in the news because of the Mississippi law being considered by the Supreme Court. It limits elective abortion to 15 weeks. Although critics portray it as extreme, it really isn’t much different from what the current laws in Europe are. Angelina Nguyen explains that America is the outlier. She does a comparative analysis between the Mississippi law and the European abortion laws which also limit abortion to less than 15 weeks gestation. Here are some of…

Kerby Anderson Gas prices are rising, and Americans want action. What can a president do? President Biden has the answer. Instruct the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the actions of the oil industry. The president alleges that gasoline producers are ripping off American consumers and claims that there is “mounting evidence of anti-consumer behavior by oil-and-gas companies.” That’s a very dramatic claim. Where is the establishment media? Remember this phraseology? “President Trump stated today, without evidence.” At the very least,…

Kerby Anderson In the last fourteen years, doing this commentary, I have written about inflation at least a dozen times. But this time, I’m not talking about the theory of inflation but the reality of inflation. We all know that prices are going up on various goods and services and suspect they will continue to rise in the future. The current inflation numbers are the highest they have been in thirty years. But if you remember my past commentaries on inflation,…

Kerby Anderson You have probably chanted at one time or the other: “We’re number one.” But sometimes being number one isn’t something positive. If the legislation before Congress passes, the United States would be number one in taxes. The Tax Foundation calculated combined tax rates for individual incomes across major nations. If you look at their chart, you will see that currently the US is in the middle with tax rates comparable to Switzerland, Turkey, Spain, and the UK. Under…

Penna Dexter I both love and dread the holiday season. A couple of years ago, the women of my church gathered over a meal to “ring in the holidays.”  As our pastor addressed us, what we really wanted to know was how to get through the season without buckling under the pressure. Our young and wise pastor really gets it that, most of the time, it’s women who make the special family and social things happen at Christmas — the…

Kerby Anderson George Barna has been doing an extensive inventory of the worldviews of Americans through the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University. He was on my radio program last week to talk about two of his most recent surveys dealing with truth and morality. Past generations of Americans viewed God as the basis for truth. Not only has that changed for the general population, it has also changed significantly within the church. He found that there were certain…