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Blog 3 Columns

  • Oliver Anthony and Longing for a Lost America

    Oliver Anthony and Longing for a Lost America1

    Why do Oliver Anthony’s songs resonate with so many people in America? As a good friend of mine recently commented, “We have an obsession with authenticity.” He said that Oliver Anthony originally recorded his songs on his $200 phone. Whether that statement is factually correct or not, it is emblematic of what Oliver has come

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  • The DEI Racket Transformed Our Colleges, Universities. But Tide Could Be Turning.

    The DEI Racket Transformed Our Colleges, Universities. But Tide Could Be Turning.0

    College campuses have been dominated by the Left for generations. That’s hardly news to anyone. But a recent news report sheds light on how higher education has been transformed from a general haven of left-wing ideology into an engine of radicalism and revolution in the name of DEI: diversity, equity, and inclusion. The lengthy report in

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  • The Importance of Making Mistakes

    The Importance of Making Mistakes1

    A couple of years ago, I received a post-semester email from a student’s father. He was upset about his child’s final grade in my class, which had landed somewhere between a high B and a low A. The grade was clearly not very low, but the student’s father wanted me to reconsider. Apparently, a specific

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  • Carl Sagan’s Final Warning on the Importance of Scientific Skepticism

    Carl Sagan’s Final Warning on the Importance of Scientific Skepticism8

    Shortly before he died, the astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) offered a two-part warning in an interview with Charlie Rose. The first part of Sagan’s warning touched on humanity’s growing ignorance of science, which Sagan attributed largely to the failure of modern schools. Sagan saw this as a clear danger to humanity, especially in a society built

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  • Keep Your Personal Life Personal

    Keep Your Personal Life Personal5

    We all know that too much social media is deeply unhealthy. Yet its addictive entertainment keeps so many of us ensnared in daily use—so much so that it has brought about the death of personal life. In our modern culture, it is common and even encouraged to put personal experiences, updates, opinions, and even emotional

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  • Charges Dropped Against Two Canadian Pastors, Jailed for Holding Church During COVID

    Charges Dropped Against Two Canadian Pastors, Jailed for Holding Church During COVID0

    Two pastors from Alberta, Canada, who held church services in defiance of provincial public health orders, have had their names cleared after all charges against them were dropped last month. James Coates of GraceLife Church in Edmonton and Timothy Stephens of Fairview Baptist Church in Calgary spent a combined 53 days in jail in early

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  • Why We Must Objectively Study Difficult Questions

    Why We Must Objectively Study Difficult Questions0

    With some regularity, students in my sociological theory course will ask why we should even entertain arguments about the biological reality of race. They note, correctly, that this topic is controversial. They suggest it is too morally and politically risky to pursue, given historical examples of pseudoscience that have provided fodder for egregious moral and

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  • UCLA Civil-Rights Official Promotes Illegal Discrimination Against Whites

    UCLA Civil-Rights Official Promotes Illegal Discrimination Against Whites1

    Colleges have massive racial and ideological double standards. A left-wing employee can get away with calling for the castration of white men, while a conservative employee at the very same university gets investigated and suspended merely for criticizing affirmative action. The latest example is from the University of California at Los Angeles, where its Director of Race and Equity, Johnathan Perkins,

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  • Can We Gracefully Deal With That Loud Liberal?

    Can We Gracefully Deal With That Loud Liberal?3

    Sometimes we can’t make a dent in talking politics with people who disagree with us because their minds are so solidly made up. This isn’t so bad with people who have decent social skills and a sense of tactfulness. But we’ve all met that loud liberal who has neither! Whether it’s in the workplace, extended

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