DR. MARVIN FOLKERTSMA: THE JOYS OF LIFE
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Ricochet.com. In an effort to squeegee politics out of my life for a long weekend, I recently attended several sporting…...
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Thursday, May 25, 2017
DR. PAUL KENGOR: TWO PRESIDENTS AND TWO POPES
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Stream.org. Thirty-five years ago, on June 7, 1982, Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II met for the first time at the Vatican.…...
Monday, May 22, 2017
DR. L. JOHN VAN TIL: REVIEW OF ‘THE BENEDICT OPTION’
Rod Dreher’s new book “The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in A Post-Christian Nation” (Sentinel, 2017) is an account of how, he says, America’s “culture wars” have ended. He…...
Friday, May 12, 2017
DR. JOSHUA F. DRAKE: MUSICAL THEORY AND MUSICAL JUDGMENT - OPTIONAL AT HARVARD
The department of music at Harvard University recently revised its curriculum. Music theory and counterpoint—once the bedrock of the degree—are now optional. The reasons for this change by Harvard are…...
Monday, May 01, 2017
DANIEL L. DREISBACH: THE BOOK THAT MADE AMERICA
When asked to identify the “founding fathers,” Americans typically name a few prominent political leaders and military heroes—figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. A more…...
Friday, April 28, 2017
DR. EARL TELFORD: NORTH KOREA REQUIRES RESOLVE AND CAUTION
In the cold reality of international relations, the boldness exhibited by President Donald Trump in his first 100 days is far preferable to the timidity of the past eight years…...
Friday, April 14, 2017
DR. GARY S. SMITH: THE LEGACY OF LENT: DON’T GIVE UP SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING
During Lent, the 46 days from Ash Wednesday to the day before Easter, many Christians focus on giving up or doing without something. Not eating a favorite food or drinking…...
Monday, April 10, 2017
DR. EARL TELFORD: STEALING THE MARCH
The ousting of Steve Bannon from the National Security Council (NSC) staff is part of a reorganization initiated by President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, Army Lt. General H.R. McMaster.…...
Monday, April 03, 2017
DR. GARY WELTON: THE POLITICAL CENTER IS (ALMOST) DEAD
Last month, while interviewing former senator Jim Webb, “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd labeled Webb “a rare and dying breed. A centrist and a moderate.” Todd also suggested that…...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
DR. PAUL KENGOR: NEIL GORSUCH ON LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE NATURAL LAW
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at National Catholic Register. In a stunning moment in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch, Senator Dianne Feinstein, a…...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
DR.MARK HENDRICKSON: MEDICINE THAT HURTS
The Republican-proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) that the House of Representatives is expected to vote on this Thursday has been called a bill that everybody dislikes for one reason…...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
DR. MARVIN FOLKERSMA: HOW TO MAKE AMERICA’S ELITES MORE RESPONSIBLE
Observing Hollywood’s posturing poseurs deliver their goods at the Oscars, as they ooze self-righteousness and narcissism, triggers a pesky thought that no doubt erupts in the minds of normal people.…...
Monday, March 13, 2017
DR. PAUL KENGOR: GOING RED FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. The ability of the communist left to consistently mislead and use an ever-wider group of people never ceases to amaze.…...
Friday, March 10, 2017
DR. GARY S. SMITH: PANHANDLING AND THE POPE - BETTER WAY TO HELP THE POOR
Have you ever struggled with what to do when you encounter a person on the sidewalk of a major city or standing at a busy traffic intersection with a cup…...
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
DR. PAUL KENGOR: RATING THE PRESIDENTS - AND OBAMA
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. I’ve been getting emails from bewildered colleagues asking about a survey of presidential scholars that determined that Barack Obama is…...
Friday, February 17, 2017
DR. JAMES THRASHER: ARE CAREER SERVICES OFFICES A FAILURE?
Only 16 percent of recent college graduates state that their career services office was very helpful. What a devastating statistic! Brandon Busteed, the executive director of education and workforce development…...
Thursday, February 16, 2017
RICHARD KOCUR: CROSSING THE LINE ON HEALTH INSURANCE
In a recent television interview, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini, head of one of America’s largest health insurers, commented that selling insurance across state lines is “an outdated concept” in these…...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
DR. JOSEPH HORTON: BOY SCOUTS - KIND NO MORE
The Boy Scouts have announced that children who are biologically female but identify as male may now be scouts. By so doing they have joined a movement whose understanding of…...
Wednesday, February 08, 2017
DR. GARY SCOTT SMITH: WILL THE REAL DONALD TRUMP PLEASE STAND UP
Last week President Donald Trump spoke to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., as his predecessors have consistently done since 1953. Called the Presidential Prayer Breakfast until 1970, the…...
Tuesday, February 07, 2017
DR. JOHN SPARKS: JUDGE NEIL GORSUCH - A WORTHY SCALIA SUCCESSOR
President Donald Trump has nominated Appeals Court Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Put simply, Gorsuch’s judicial philosophy is to respect the text…...
Monday, February 06, 2017
DR. CALEB VERBOIS: FAKE NEWS, EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AND IMMIGRATION
The controversy over so-called “fake news” does not seem to be going away. However, the press’s frustration about it is increasingly misplaced. After the presidential election the media fixated for…...
Thursday, February 02, 2017
RICHARD D. KOCUR: REPEAL AND REPLACE WITH EMPOWERMENT AND CONTROL
“Repeal” and “replace” are the new buzzwords, with no signs of being bumped from the headlines anytime soon. Since the 2016 election, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been in…...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
DR. CALEB VERBOIS: A NEVER TRUMPERS WISH-LIST FOR TRUMPS FRIST 100 DAYS
Attn: Editors - The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College (Grove City, PA) is pleased to provide the following submission to your media outlet as a…...
Friday, January 20, 2017
DR. MARK HENDRICK: PRESIDENT OBAMA’S PARTING ECONOMIC SHOTS
President Barack Obama’s executive actions during the two and a half months of his lame duck, post-election time in office provide the perfect exclamation point to his entire presidency. His…...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
DR. PAUL KENGOR: 0BAMA’S FUNDAMENTAL TRANSFORMATION
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at the National Catholic Register. “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” So declared Barack Obama in Columbia,…...
Thursday, January 12, 2017
DR. GARY WELTON: PRAYING FOR YOU, RIGHT NOW!
Social media is used today for every purpose (and many of the posts are not particularly prosocial). Too many of the “news” stories have been slanted so far (sometimes to…...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
DR. EARL TILFORD: THE KEY TO THE RUSSIAN RIDDLE
“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. The key is Russian national interest.” Winston Churchill’s quote came a quarter century and two months after the start…...
Thursday, January 05, 2017
DR. JAMES THRASHER: COLLEGE GRADS’ GREAT EXPECTATIONS?
College students are ill-prepared to connect with an employer and secure a job in today's marketplace. With little or no career development, self-assessment, or an understanding of vocational calling, they…...
Thursday, December 22, 2016
DR. GLENN MARSCH: ZERO GEE AND FEELING FINE - REMEMBERING JOHN GLENN
The man for whom I was named has died. John Glenn, the last of the Mercury astronauts, died on December 9 at age 95. Five decades ago he was launched…...
Monday, December 19, 2016
DR. L JOHN VAN TIL: WHY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SHOULD ENDURE
Some supporters of Hillary Clinton are taking out their frustrations in a vigorous campaign to, as they say, “Abolish the Electoral College.” Their mantra is that since Clinton had a…...
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