Obama's Scandals and Saul Alinsky
In recent weeks, scandal after scandal has rocked Barack Obama’s administration.  His presidency might be imperiled. Or it might not be. Obama steadfastly remains an activist, a “community organizer.”  Nor has he forgotten that which he learned from the godfather of all community organ

posted 9:02:26am May. 22, 2013 | read full post »

Politically Correct Christians vs. Sober Thought
A few weeks ago, Thomas Sowell wrote an article in which he implied that thinking—serious thinking—is an activity whose time has come and gone. If ever we needed proof of this, the Reverend Elizabeth Mollard supplies us with it in spades. On May 12th, The Lancaster New Era edition of The I

posted 9:00:05am May. 22, 2013 | read full post »

Neither Marco Rubio Nor His Amnesty Plan are Conservative
Not so long ago, such conservative movement notables as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and many of their colleagues were singing the praises of Florida Senator Marco Rubio.  The latter, we have been told, is a rock-ribbed conservative and GOP star who could very well be the next president of the Unit

posted 10:23:06pm May. 21, 2013 | read full post »

Clear Thinking and Good Citizenship
Thomas Sowell recently wrote an article in which he suggested that “thinking” is an activity whose time has come and gone.  Yet if he is right—and I believe that he is—then it isn’t only the intellectual virtue of analytical rigor of which we deprive ourselves. The 17th century French

posted 9:39:37pm May. 12, 2013 | read full post »

If Thinking is Obsolete, So is Virtue
In one of his more recent columns—“Is Thinking Obsolete?”—Thomas Sowell takes note of the intellectual laziness that appears to have consumed our culture. “It is always amazing,” he writes, “how many serious issues are not discussed seriously, but instead simply generate assertions

posted 9:35:29am May. 08, 2013 | read full post »