Well, the most obvious answer to the question is yes, the future shall be different from the past. But I wouldn’t have anything to write about if that were the case, now would I? But, to paraphrase George Santayana, if I see the future as the past, then my life would be condemned and I […]
In a recent interview with CNN’s John King, former vice president Dick Cheney directly criticized Barack Obama and his administration on foreign policy. It would have been entirely possible for Cheney to defend the Bush Administration’s record during the interview and state his perspective without having to take a direct swipe at the current president.
Contrast […]
Members of the Evangelical Left (identified in the press release) affirmed Governor Kathleen Sebelius’ (D-KS) appointment as the Health & Human Services Secretary earlier this month. This pro-Sebelius effort was organized by Faith in Public Life which is a forum mainly for liberal Protestants. They say that she is good for common ground on […]
I had intended to write a commentary about the countdown to the end of President Obama’s first 100 days in office but the thoughts are not coming together for such a missive. However, I do want to make a note that it seems like everyone, on the outsides of both aisles, are setting up this […]
In an editorial from USA Today, David Gushee, evangelical Christian ethicist (his co-authored book, Kingdom Ethics is a must-read) and supporter of President Barack Obama, expresses his concern over the president’s “short record on abortion-related issues” which are in his words, “familiar– and disappointing– rather than revolutionary.”
Gushee had hoped, and it appears from his editorial, […]
Recently John Mark Reynolds wrote at Scriptorium Daily, “Moral men have a duty to help their neighbors, but nobody has the right to force other people to help. … When we pass our moral duties over to the state, we lose the power to do charity ourselves, turn an act of charity into coercion, and […]
I have said in previous posts that populist politics is popular with many people because it sounds so good and it allows us to foster class envy toward those who have more than we do. The problem with populist politics is that it is based on many myths. The mythical construct that I am concerned […]
I wonder if J. Gresham Machen could see into the future because what he said about public schools in 1933 could be (and is) being said today. From J. Gresham Machen: Selected Shorter Writings:
The only way in which a state-controlled school can be kept even relatively healthy is through the absolutely free possibility of competition […]
One of the disappointing messages sent to the American people from its leaders in the days after 9/11 was that the best way to defeat terrorism was to continue to live life as usual. Rudy Giuliani told New Yorkers to go to the the movies and George W. Bush encouraged us to go shopping. Our […]
