Columns

The Evidence for Faith

Aug 13, 2018 • 3 Comments

I recently received an e-mail from a thoughtful listener who challenged my commitment to faith and God. “You’re a smart person,” she wrote, “who emphasizes evidence and logic. How then, can you give such importance in your life to...

Listen to John Adams

Aug 13, 2018 • 52 Comments

In middle school, I first heard the phrase that America had been blessed with “a government of laws and not of men.” That description, originating with John Adams, at first made no sense to me: men make the laws, and change them. Laws...

The Republican Challenge with Young Voters

Aug 13, 2018 • 33 Comments

Political analysts give plenty of attention to our partisan divisions according to race or gender, but not enough to the stark differences based on age. The good news for Republicans is that the Democrats are entirely reliant on young...

A Pointless and Pathetic Confrontation

Aug 8, 2018 • 26 Comments

When asked his opinion of the Iran-Iraq War, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reportedly commented: “It’s a shame they can’t both lose.” Sensible observers should have the same reaction to the nutty,...

Voters Can Say “No” to Rail Boondoggles and Taxpayer Rip-Offs

Aug 8, 2018 • 29 Comments

Voters in California and Washington will decide this November whether it makes sense to sharply raise gas taxes while government squanders billions on unneeded rail lines. In California, voters should support an initiative to overturn the...

“Say Little, Do Much”

Aug 1, 2018 • 30 Comments

Contemporary leaders can learn from ancient wisdom, and President Trump will benefit from the 2,000-year-old advice of Rabbi Shammai to “Say Little, and Do Much.” The President has certainly done much in his time in office, but...

Corruption In Context

Jul 30, 2018 • 15 Comments

News media portray today’s politics as incomparably corrupt, focusing on endless scandals to tarnish politicians in general and the Trump administration in particular. But in historical perspective, corruption is far less rampant...

Are Two-Thirds of Us Really “Smarter than Average”?

Jul 24, 2018 • 40 Comments

Two Pennsylvania psychologists conducted a ground-breaking survey that asked 3,000 respondents to agree or disagree with a simple statement: “I am more intelligent that the average person.” Amazingly, 65 percent agreed, and...

Best Nominee is Blocked for the Worst Reason

Jul 24, 2018 • 9 Comments

One of President Trump’s best judicial nominees has been blocked by indignant Democrats because of columns he wrote while a Stanford student 25 years ago. Yes: Stanford … as an undergraduate. In one of these pieces Ryan Bounds argued...

An Alternative to Trump-Bashing Comedy?

Jul 18, 2018 • 22 Comments

USA TODAY recently hailed nine TV comedians who specialize in mocking President Trump. Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Bill Maher, Samantha Bee, Jimmy Fallon, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver and Michelle Wolf all identify as outspoken...

At Stake in the Kavanaugh Fight: Rule by the People

Jul 18, 2018 • 16 Comments

In their desperate desire to block the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Democrats say they’re fighting to protect “abortion rights”, but that claim is deeply misleading. If a state legislature wants to pass...

Scare Tactics on Roe v. Wade

Jul 10, 2018 • 99 Comments

In their desperate determination to block confirmation of the President’s new Supreme Court nominee, Democrats warn about the imminent threat to Roe v. Wade. Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s critics suggest that if Roe goes, then...