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^{John G. West
January 22, 2024
Religion and Civic Life}

Ten Questions to Ask When Evaluating a Christian College

_{John G. West
January 22, 2024
Religion and Civic Life}

As a former professor at an evangelical Christian university, I am sometimes asked by concerned parents to recommend a good Christian college for them to consider for their children. Because the spiritual health of specific colleges and universities can change radically over time, and because there can be a wide diversity of views even among different academic departments on the Read More ›

The Congress Center of Davos, Europe's highest city in the Swiss Alps

^{Scott S. Powell
January 22, 2024
Foreign Policy}

Let’s Hope the Tables Turn Against Davos Tyranny

_{Scott S. Powell
January 22, 2024
Foreign Policy}

"Rebuilding Trust" was the theme of the 2024 five-day meeting at Davos of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which just adjourned on Jan. 19. Read More ›

Small flags of the World Health Organization WHO on an abstract blurry background

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 18, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

World Health Organization Fails at Forcing ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ on Children

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 18, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

The ruling class and international community clearly intend to impose a radical view of “sexual health” on us all—including setting gender-affirming care as the standard of care for treating gender dysphoric children—policies not shared by or agreed with by billions of the world’s people. Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
January 13, 2024
Discovery Institute}

What You Are Looking For is In the Library

_{Marvin Olasky
January 13, 2024
Discovery Institute}

In this newsletter I mostly review nonfiction, but on a wintry night many people want to snuggle up with a novel. Here are four suggestions, starting with Michiko Aoyama’s What You Are Looking For is In the Library (Alison Watts translation, Doubleday, 2023). It’s a charming tale from Japan of people searching for change and getting the nudge they need Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
January 13, 2024
Citizen Leadership}

Martin Luther King Jr.: More Relevant Than Ever

_{Scott S. Powell
January 13, 2024
Citizen Leadership}

Few American leaders have remained as clearheaded about the dangers of groupthink as King. He reminds us of Emerson’s words: “Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist.” And drawing on Apostle Paul’s teachings, King implored that, “Any Christian who blindly accepts the opinions of the majority and in fear and timidity follows a path of expediency and social approval is a mental and spiritual slave.” Read More ›

colorful waving national flag of arizona state on a american dollar money background. finance concept

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 12, 2024
Education}

Arizona Gov. Hobbs Seeks to Bury Education Freedom in Bureaucracy

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 12, 2024
Education}

After failing in her multiple attempts to block and remove Arizona’s universal school choice opportunities for families, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is now looking to layer endless bureaucracy onto the state’s thriving Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Read More ›

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^{Wesley J. Smith
January 10, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Bioethicist Pushes Human Extinction in Prestigious Journal

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 10, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

The fear of suffering (or deprivation of personal desires) is causing untold moral harm in the West — from ever-expanding euthanasia laws to the march of increasingly radical reproductive technologies, to transitioning children with gender dysphoria with harmful puberty blockers and mastectomies on teenage girls, to transhumanistic advocacy that threatens to unleash new eugenics, etc. Read More ›

Heavy wrecking ball crane demolishing old building against blue sky in Magdeburg Germany. Building dismantling and construction waste disposal recycling service

^{Scott S. Powell
January 9, 2024
Citizen Leadership}

You Bet We Can Defeat Left’s US Demolition Plans

_{Scott S. Powell
January 9, 2024
Citizen Leadership}

This new year Americans need to think differently about their personal goals because the country that makes their aspirations possible is in a late stage of a planned and controlled demolition. Read More ›

Christmas tree outdoor with snow, lights bokeh around, and snow falling, Christmas atmosphere.

^{Scott S. Powell
December 21, 2023
Religion and Civic Life}

How Christmas Split Time in Two While Also Making Life Timeless

_{Scott S. Powell
December 21, 2023
Religion and Civic Life}

We are at a crisis inflection point in our present and future. And while evil encircles us on every side and at every level, the Christmas story has the power and truth to deliver peace while also providing the shield and sword to defeat those who would destroy our families, our freedom, our nation, and all that is good. Read More ›

Journalists Interviewing. Female Speaker Answering Questions

^{Debra J. Saunders
December 20, 2023
Citizen Leadership}

Journalism, a Reckoning

_{Debra J. Saunders
December 20, 2023
Citizen Leadership}

You know journalism is flailing when Economist columnist James Bennet writes a piece that pretty much blew up his old home. The headline: "When the New York Times lost its way." Read More ›