DR. PAUL KENGOR: “HEAVEN IS FOR REAL” AND THE GOSPEL OF LIFE
Editor's note: A version of this article first appeared at thecatholicthing.org I recently bought the book “Heaven is for Real” and saw the movie. That was unusual for me. I…...
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DR. MARK HENDRICKSON: THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: REMEMBERING AMERICAN HEROES
Last year on Memorial Day, my wife, daughter and I were touring Cambridge, England. We took a bus ride three miles out of the city to the U.S. military cemetery…...
GLEN MEAKEM: A NUCLEAR 1914? RISING STAKES IN UKRAINE AND AMERICA
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at FoxNews.com. Unrest continues to grow in Ukraine, particularly in light of Sunday’s vote by two eastern regions that overwhelmingly passed a referendum in…...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
DR. GARY S. SMITH: AMERICA’S CIVIL RELIGION - PRESIDENTS AND MEMORIAL DAY
Throughout American history presidents have often used religious rhetoric for various reasons: to provide comfort and consolation, argue that God providentially directs our nation, celebrate our Christian heritage, defend democracy,…...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
THEBLAZE Q&A: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. PAUL KENGOR
What do you most hope that readers take away from your book? Kengor: I want Republicans and conservatives to understand the difference between conservatism, libertarianism, and progressivism. As to progressivism,…...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
DR. MARK HENDRICKSON: THE MIGHT AND MAJESTY OF THE RISEN SAVIOR
At Eastertime, Christians rejoice and give praise for the resurrection of mankind’s Savior. Words often fall short of communicating the full magnificence of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let me try…...
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
DR. MARK HENDRICKSON: THE POLITICS OF ST. PAUL
In Romans 13:1-7 the apostle Paul writes: “[A ruler] is the minister of God to thee for good” (v. 3); “Wherefore ye must needs be subject...” (v. 5); “...pay ye…...
Sunday, April 06, 2014
DR. PAUL KENGOR: THE LEFT’S EVOLVING HIERARCHY OF RIGHTS
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at TheBlaze.com. Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock, you’ve noticed the growing clash between religious freedom and issues like same-sex marriage and forced…...
Saturday, March 15, 2014
DR. PAUL KENGOR: RONALD REAGAN’S CITY OF GOD
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Paul Kengor’s new book 11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative. Among the principles is faith. A version of this article first appeared…...
Thursday, March 13, 2014
DR. JOHN SPARKS: PENDING SUPREME COURT RULINGS (PART TWO) – “MICHIGAN VOTERS’ STANCE FOR EQUA
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a four-part series. In 1995, Jennifer Gratz was denied admission to the University of Michigan. Two years later she sued the university,…...
DR. GARY SMITH: PRESIDENT OBAMA’S “MY BROTHER’S KEEPER” INITIATIVE
Recently, President Obama announced the creation of a new program to help Latino and African-American males. Not surprisingly, he called this initiative “My Brother’s Keeper.” During his presidency, Obama has…...
Sunday, March 09, 2014
DR. SAMUEL STANTON: RESTRUCTURING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE- FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND STRATEGY, TOO
Recently, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the 2015 Department of Defense budget. Hagel’s budget proposes cuts to the number of personnel on active duty in the Army as well as…...
Saturday, March 01, 2014
DR. MARK HENDRICKSON: THE WAR AGAINST WORK AND WEALTH
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Forbes.com The Congressional Budget Office’s recent analysis of the Affordable Care Act concludes that it will result in the equivalent of 2.3 million…...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
DR. JOHN SPARKS: ABORTION AND FREE SPEECH: THE GRANNY WHO WILL NOT BE SILENCED
Editor’s note: In this four-part series, Dr. John Sparks, a constitutional law professor at Grove City College, reviews and analyzes key upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases that will have an…...
Friday, February 21, 2014
DR. JOSEPH HORTON: THE POLITICS OF ENVY
I was excited when I learned that the parents of a student I knew produced a product my family used and enjoyed. His response to me was “Yea, they’re…...
Monday, February 17, 2014
DR. PAUL KENGOR: RONALD REAGAN ON RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at American Spectator. February is the month that we recognize our presidents. It has also become the month that Republicans remember RonaldReagan. Reagan’s birthday…...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
DR. GARY WELTON: CAN YOU READ THIS ESSAY?
If you are still following along, then you can answer in the affirmative. According to a recent CNN article, however, a surprising number of the college athletes we watch playing…...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
LEE S. WISHING: WISDOM FOR GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S STAFF
Many years ago I worked with a talented political organizer who made a very strange prayer request. After one of our meetings he told me that he regularly prayed that…...
Monday, January 13, 2014
DR. MARK HENDRICKSON: 100 YEARS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE
Editor’s note: A longer version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com. On Dec. 23, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Owen Glass Act, creating the Federal Reserve. Looking back,…...
Thursday, January 09, 2014
DR. GARY WELTON: ALONE AGAIN?
Our elderly church member and friend had been widowed, again. When we visited his home, we saw that he had written on his calendar, “Alone again.” He was a man…...
Wednesday, January 01, 2014
DR. GARY WELTON: ANOTHER NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION? EXERCISE: FUN, PRODUCTIVE OR QUICK—YOUR CHOICE
For many years, on January 1, I resolved to practice a more active and healthy lifestyle; instead, I experienced consistent failure. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends 20 to…...
Monday, December 30, 2013
DR. MARK HENDRICKSON: ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL CHRISTMAS LESSONS
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Forbes.com. The entire country pauses on Dec. 25, as Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, known to Christians as God’s Christ…...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
DR. GARY WELTON: TRANFORMATIONAL THANKSGIVING
Historically, the field of psychology focused on mental illness and dysfunction. Positive psychology developed as a unique new subdiscipline as recently as 1998. Instead of investigating the question of what…...
Monday, November 25, 2013
DR. PAUL KENGOR: WHO KILLED THE KENNEDYS? RONALD REAGAN’S ANSWER
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at American Spectator. This year marks not only the 50th anniversary of the shooting of John F. Kennedy but also the 45th anniversary of…...
DR. GARY L. WELTON: TRANSFORMATION THANKSGIVING
developed as a unique new subdiscipline as recently as 1998. Instead of investigating the question of what went wrong, positive psychology seeks to understand the fulfilling aspects of the human…...
Saturday, November 16, 2013
DR. EARL TILFORD: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE’S DEATH SPIRAL
“Of the four wars in my lifetime none came about because the United States was too strong.” --Ronald Reagan The American armed forces are in a death spiral. The potential…...
Thursday, November 14, 2013
DR. GARY S. SMITH: REMEMBERING JOHN F. KENNEDY
Few events in American history have brought more sorrow, grief and confusion than the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Astounded by the intensity of Americans’ reactions,…...
DR. MARK HENDRICKSON: THE UNSEEN SCARS ARE OFTEN AS PAINFUL AS THE ONES SEEN
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Forbes.com. In economics, the first lesson I teach my pupils is the lesson of things that are seen and things that are not…...
Monday, November 11, 2013
DR. PAUL KENGOR: PATTON, IKE, AND MY TEENAGE BOYS
I recently took my two teenage sons to a talk by Frank Kravetz, a 90-year-old World War II veteran who survived Hitler’s Nuremberg prisons. Frank published his story in a…...
Thursday, November 07, 2013
DR. ALEJANDRO A. CHAFUEN: CELEBRATING VICTORIES OVER COMMUNISM ON WORLD FREEDOM DAY
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Forbes.com.Saturday, Nov. 9, marks the 24th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is an important date in the history of…...
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