Blog 3 Columns

Statism’s First Casualty Is the Truthful Use of Language 0
- Culture
- April 9, 2018
Senator Hiram Johnson is credited with having said during World War I, “The first casualty, when war comes, is truth,” and this observation has been made in more or less the same words many times, both before and since Johnson made his statement. No doubt the declaration is true, but it is true in a
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Diamond and Silk Respond to Facebook Calling Them Dangerous: ‘A Violation of Our Civil Rights’0
- Culture
- April 9, 2018
Pro-Trump social media personalities Diamond and Silk said they were censored by Facebook for their conservatives beliefs on “Fox & Friends” Monday and believe it has something to do with the upcoming midterm elections. The duo, Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, claimed their videos were deemed “unsafe to the community” by Facebook and said they were told the
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C.S. Lewis Sounded the Alarm on the Dangers of Progressivism 0
- Culture
- April 9, 2018
C.S. Lewis: World-renowned author, philosopher, theologian. Christian apologist. Mere mention of his name fills our minds with images of faith-based allegory, of lions, witches, and wardrobes, of rational defenses of the Christian faith. But political commentator and staunch opponent of progressive ideals? That’s not what we think of when we think of C.S. Lewis. And
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9 Things We Fail to Admit about Transgender Kids (from an Endocrinologist)0
- Culture
- April 9, 2018
Five years ago, the idea that a healthy child might transition from one sex to another was still greeted with apprehension. Now, however, becoming “transgender” has turned into a bit of a fad, with even kindergarten classes aiding children with the transition process. Of course, the American public feels a necessity to go along with
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‘I Believe Because It Is Absurd’: Understanding Christianity’s First Meme 0
- History
- April 9, 2018
Religious belief is often thought to evince a precarious kind of commitment, in which the degree of conviction is inversely proportional to correspondence with the facts. Exhibit A for this common characterisation of religious belief is the maxim of the third-century Christian writer Tertullian, who is credited with the saying ‘I believe because it is
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Why the Dollar’s Era of Dominance May Be Coming to an Abrupt End 0
- Economics
- April 6, 2018
There was a monumental event that occurred on March 26 that came and went with little fanfare but has huge implications to our everyday life. On that day, China began trading Petroyuan Futures in competition to the Petrodollar Futures. To fully understand the context of this event, it helps to go over what has historically
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Why the Christian Right Opposes Pornography but Still Supports Trump 0
- Culture
- April 6, 2018
Many commentators have pointed out the hypocrisy of Christian leaders who claim a moral high ground while supporting President Donald Trump. The latest scandal involving an alleged extramarital affair with pornographic film star Stormy Daniels proves no exception. The Christian right that supports Trump has found ways to justify their support of the president, for
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The Mr. Rogers-ification of Christianity 0
- Culture
- April 6, 2018
As a former Pittsburgh-area kid, I love Mr. Rogers. His history as a Navy SEAL may be the stuff of urban legend, but as an ordained Presbyterian minister living out his calling as a children’s TV host, Fred Rogers helped generations of kids cope with issues like death, divorce, and anger. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which
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Republicans Love Government Spending. Listen to What They Say at Hearings.0
- Economics
- April 6, 2018
I am a fan of Kimberley Strassel’s columns about federal politics in the Wall Street Journal. But her recent column about the omnibus spending bill—which increased spending 13 percent in one year—was off the mark. Strassel suggested that Trump and the Republicans did not want to increase spending that much, but the Democrats forced them
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Statism’s First Casualty Is the Truthful Use of Language 0