Ban “Giving Back”
Notice that under this arrangement of hands, no one can get very far. Christina Hoff Sommers offers a great fact check on the propaganda currently being spread to “Ban Bossy,” here. As she details,...
View ArticleWhy Hobby Lobby Is Not an Assault on Women
The reactions from the progressive side of the fence to Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. was stunning. The spin is that American women have been stripped of fundamental constitutional protections....
View ArticleThe Long Road Back from Torture
The Romans perfected torture of their political prisoners. It didn’t save them.If it’s true that the first step towards recovery is admitting you have a problem, then last week’s release of the report...
View ArticleIf You Like Rights, Liberty, and Economic Opportunity, Celebrate Christmas
Those of us enjoying the multiple benefits of societies built upon respect for our human and economic rights ought especially to pause to give thanks for God’s incarnation as Christ, celebrated this...
View ArticleThe 100th Anniversary of the Christmas Truce
British and German troops meet in no man’s land. Boxing Day, 1914. Photographed by 2nd Lt Cyril Drummand, RFA. This Christmas marks the 100th anniversary of the spontaneous “Christmas Truce” created by...
View ArticleAuthority and Easter
Easter is the day of liberation—the day the greatest earthly power has done its best, unleashed its ultimate weapon—and been defeated. I’ve previously posted (here and here) a few thoughts on Easter’s...
View ArticleWhat Bible School Taught Me About Taxes
One of my first lessons in economics and politics came from an unlikely place—vacation Bible school. I must have been about six or seven. For a week, I went to church to learn with other children my...
View ArticlePope Francis’s Failure to See Entrepreneurs as Good Samaritans Undercuts the...
On April 25, a videotaped talk by Pope Francis was released at the international TED conference in Vancouver, Canada. The 18-minute talk, titled “Why the Only Future Worth Building Includes Everyone,”...
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