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  • The Anti-Federalists Were Right

    The Anti-Federalists Were Right0

    On the eve of the federal convention, and following its adjournment in September of 1787, the Anti-Federalists made the case that the Constitution makers in Philadelphia had exceeded the mandate they were given to amend the Articles of Confederation, and nothing more. The Federal Constitution augured ill for freedom, argued the Anti-Federalists. These unsung heroes

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  • In Defense of the Infamous Google Memo

    In Defense of the Infamous Google Memo0

    The internet has given us limitless possibilities when it comes to sharing different worldviews and opinions with each other. But instead of this spread of ideas making society more well-rounded and open-minded, it has caused individuals to section off into smaller echo chambers where contrary opinions are resisted or even thought of as immoral. Is

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  • How Dumb Laws Get Innocent People in Trouble

    How Dumb Laws Get Innocent People in Trouble1

    There are a lot of weird laws these days. In fact, many of them are so dumb that it seems unlikely they would ever be enforced. But there are other weird laws that are enforced with a vengeance – even on those who are doing their best to be law-abiding citizens. An example of the

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  • Why U.S. Schools Don’t Produce Adults

    Why U.S. Schools Don’t Produce Adults6

    One of the hallmarks of modern America is the tendency toward prolonged childhood. While it used to be the norm to enter the adult working world by one’s mid-to-late teens, students now extend their preparation for career well into their twenties (and sometimes beyond), enabled by parents who act as their caretakers, education experts who

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  • Why Atheists Read the Bible Like Fundamentalists

    Why Atheists Read the Bible Like Fundamentalists3

    Benjamin Corey is a formerly fundamentalist Christian scholar who claims to have had some fruitful dialogue with atheists. Having examined the evidence, I agree with that claim. But he remains puzzled by a tendency I too have noticed: atheists often read the Bible just like fundamentalists! For instance, Corey has fun rebutting an atheist who

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  • What Trump Could Learn about Flattery from Reading Plutarch

    What Trump Could Learn about Flattery from Reading Plutarch0

    Nero may have fiddled while Rome burned, but it was the flattery of his courtiers that convinced the emperor he could get away with it. In his essay, “How to Tell a Flatterer from a Friend,” the late Roman historian Plutarch gestures at Nero, speculating that if the emperor had known to silence his flatterers,

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  • This is What Happpens When You Introduce 4-Year-Olds to an Old People’s Home

    This is What Happpens When You Introduce 4-Year-Olds to an Old People’s Home0

    Lying on the floor pretending to roar like a lion can do wonders for an elderly man’s well-being. That’s not a scientific fact, but it was one of the surprising and memorable moments we observed while making a television program which introduced a group of very young people with residents of a retirement village. The

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  • Should a Christian be a Foodie?

    Should a Christian be a Foodie?0

    One of the highly celebrated pleasures of our time is fine cuisine. All manner of foodie hotspots have sprung up as TV shows and social media continue to popularize delicious, unique food. But should Christians partake in the foodie culture? Not long ago, Christians saw abstaining from worldly pleasures as a way to deny the

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  • Scholar: Many Schools Today Are ‘Indoctrination Centers’

    Scholar: Many Schools Today Are ‘Indoctrination Centers’4

    Here in my city, parents with privilege have many choices. They can send their children to progressive private schools with no grades and no tests, Montessori or Waldorf schools that each focus on a specific value system and learning philosophy, parochial schools, or traditional independent schools. They can also choose to send their children to

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