Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com. Two news items about “the rich” recently popped up online within a couple of hours of each other. Story No. 1: Pew Research Center found that non-rich Americans have ambivalent … Continue reading
American History & Presidents
Mitt Romney and the Politics of Virtue
When Mitt Romney blurted out his now notorious 47-percent lament, liberal gaffe-o-meters went ballistic, acting as though he were an American Ebenezer Scrooge who had just shoved Tiny Tim Cratchit into a ditch and then burned down a crutch factory. … Continue reading
Who Spends Wisest?
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.The financial and economic meltdown of 2008 was preceded by large increases in government spending and monetary inflation that artificially lowered interest rates. Those interventionist policies fueled massive capital malinvestment, including housing and credit bubbles, all of … Continue reading
Communism on Parade? High School Marches to Marx and Lenin
Editor’s note: A version of this piece first appeared at FoxNews.com. “What do you think of this?” So began a phone call from Todd Starnes of FoxNews radio. Starnes asked me for a comment on a shocking story: A band … Continue reading
STREAMING VIDEO — Whose Responsibility is Opportunity? The Role of Citizens, Government and Civil Society
Michael Gerson, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush & columnist for the Washington Post, delivers a speech sponsored by The Center for Vision & Values’ Ethics and Character Formation Working Group.
A Word From Walter Williams: The Rich Don’t Pay Enough?
If you listen to America’s political hacks, mainstream media talking heads and their progressive allies, you can’t help but reach the conclusion that the nation’s tax burden is borne by the poor and middleclass while the rich get off scot-free. … Continue reading
President Obama’s Munich Moment
In September 1938 the British prime minister had a problem. The Third Reich’s psychopath-in-chief was scorching the airwaves in one of his trademark rants, this time about the supposed oppression of Germans living in Czechoslovakia. He threatened war unless Western … Continue reading
The Winners and Losers From QE3
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com. The only doubt about the Federal Reserve’s decision to embark on a third round of quantitative easing was about when it would begin. It was a foregone conclusion that Chairman Ben Bernanke’s … Continue reading
Obama’s Middle East Mess—Imagine If This Was George W. Bush
Carter vs. Obama: Two Gaffes of Historical Notice
STREAMING VIDEO — Main Street USA and the Fed (On QE3)
The Fed did it again! Mr. Bernanke announced another huge round of bond buying, but what will “QE3” mean to the average Joe and Jane on Main Street USA? Chair of the department of economics at Grove City College and … Continue reading
V&V FLASHBACK — Dr. Paul Kengor & Judge Bill Clark in USA Today: On Libya Three Decades Ago
Obama Should Remember Reagan’s Resolve Editor’s note: A version of this piece was written exclusively for USA Today shortly after the Libyan revolution in early 2011. Judge Bill Clark was President Reagan’s deputy secretary of state in 1981 and national security adviser from … Continue reading
Egypt and Libya: Shades of 1979-80
In the last 24 hours, beginning with the 11th anniversary of 9/11, all hell has broken loose in the Middle East. Our diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya have been attacked, with the U.S. ambassador to Libya among those brutally … Continue reading
Religion and the Election of 2012
Religious issues have played a significant role in numerous presidential elections, as they are in 2012. In 1800, his opponents accused Thomas Jefferson of atheism and trying to undermine the republic’s Christian foundation. In 1928 and 1960, many Americans were alarmed by the Catholic … Continue reading
God, Democrats, and the Europeanization of America
The battle at the Democratic convention to exclude God from the party’s platform is no minor moment. Do not underestimate what transpired there. And while it speaks to so many things, at many levels, it reminds me of the recent … Continue reading
The Silence of Bill and Hillary Clinton
Editor’s note: A different version of this article first appeared at National Catholic Register. Bill Clinton was basking in glory at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. Few presidents so love the spotlight. The occasion for Clinton, however, was not himself, … Continue reading
Is There an Afterlife?
Throughout human history people have pondered whether death ends their existence or is the gateway to an afterlife. In recent decades millions around the world have reported near-death or out-of-body experiences. The world’s major religions teach various conceptions of an … Continue reading
A More Immediate Threat
On July 23, 2012, Syria—one of seven nations not to sign the Chemical Weapons Convention—admitted owning a stockpile of chemical and biological weapons. A foreign ministry spokesman warned that Damascus would use these weapons against any force intervening in its … Continue reading
Does Paul Ryan Want to Take Medicare Away From Seniors?
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com. A year ago, opponents attacked Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), claiming that his plan to reform Medicare would kill grandma by taking away her benefits. Mitt Romney, who, of course, … Continue reading
V&V Q&A With Dr. Craig Columbus on “God and Man on Wall Street”
Editor’s Note: The “V&V Q&A” is an e-publication from The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. In this latest edition, we interview Dr. Craig Columbus, co-author—along with Dr. Mark Hendrickson—of the new book, “God and Man on Wall Street: The Conscience … Continue reading