You’ve heard the old saying from Proverbs “iron sharpens iron.” We feel good about friends transforming one another by principled conversations. Mutual iron sharpening is good stuff. But what about the sparks? Iron sharpening produces heat. We love the old … Continue reading
Lee Wishing
A Tribute: Samuel G. Casolari ’83
Throughout the 40 years I knew him beginning our freshman year as suite mates at Grove City College, Sam Casolari distinguished himself as a model gentleman. He stood out among the seven of us guys who lived together for his … Continue reading
Mud-pie Joy and the College Decision
Joy, real meaningful joy, should be the most important consideration when choosing a college. What about getting a good job? Don’t worry, rewarding employment will follow the pursuit of divine joy. I’ve been working at my alma mater for 24 … Continue reading
V&V Flashback – Thankful for a Fourth Grade Play
Editor’s note: This article was first published by the Center for Vision & Values on November 24, 2004. Did you ever learn anything profound from a fourth grade play? I did yesterday. I took an hour off of work to … Continue reading
V&V Q&A – A rigorous education and a prestigious internship: An interview with Grove City College senior, Kayla Murrish
Editor’s note: In this Q&A, Grove City College student Kayla Murrish ’15 of Troy, MI discusses the rigors and value of a Grove City College education and how the college prepared her for a prestigious internship at one of the … Continue reading
The Great Recession’s soup lines
You know your kids are growing up when they ask a question like the one my daughter asked a few days ago, “Hey, dad, do you think we’ll experience a depression in your lifetime or mine?” As much as I’d … Continue reading
Wisdom for Governor Christie’s staff
Many years ago I worked with a talented political organizer who made a very strange prayer request. After one of our meetings he told me that he regularly prayed that God would give him the spirit of the aggressive and … Continue reading
Alcohol, patriotism and the NFL: The best hope for tailgaters
I was disturbed at what I recently witnessed at a Buffalo Bills football game. The Bills hosted their cross-state rival, the New York Jets, in Orchard Park, N.Y. I had attended many Bills games years ago, but this was different. … Continue reading
Making sense of the defund/shutdown strategy
From the moment I clicked on C-SPAN to watch Senator Ted Cruz’s quasi-filibuster, I’ve been trying to make sense of the defund Obamacare/government shutdown effort. It didn’t take a rocket scientist, or a political scientist, to know it wouldn’t work. … Continue reading
Simple ideals, powerful influence: Remembering Dick Larry
Editor’s note: Richard M. “Dick” Larry, one of the conservative movement’s most influential grantmakers, died on July 6, 2013, at the age of 77. Larry, who worked quietly behind the scenes, agreed to an interview for the alumni magazine of his … Continue reading
STREAMING VIDEO — Transcending Humanity, Part I: Merging Humanity and Technology
Dr. Jan Dudt, a fellow for medical ethics with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, is interviewed by Lee Wishing, administrative director of the Center. In this video, Dr. Dudt comments on a concept that futurists … Continue reading
Hope vs. Despair: The Discussion is Coming
My colleague, Paul Kengor, wrote a brilliant article this week saying that Team Obama will try to cast the presidential election either in terms of class warfare—if Romney is the Republican nominee—or a battle over social issues, if Santorum gets … Continue reading
Rick Santorum’s Rosetta Stone
Editor’s note: Lee Wishing will be a participant in an April 19-20 conference hosted by The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College on “The Challenge 2012: The Divided Conservative Mind.” I live in Western Pennsylvania, just across … Continue reading
STREAMING VIDEO — Peyton Manning’s Stem Cell Therapy
Dr. Jan Dudt, a fellow for medical ethics with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, is interviewed by Lee Wishing, administrative director of the Center. In this video, Dr. Dudt comments on Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton … Continue reading
STREAMING VIDEO — NY Times’ Krugman "Terrified" of Republicans’ Views on Science
Professor of Physics at Grove City College, Dr. Glenn Marsch, is interviewed by Lee Wishing, administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College: The New York Times’ Paul Krugman says we should be “terrified” if … Continue reading
Free Speech, Money, and Hitting Singles
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Paying Blondie
What Do You Want America to Look Like?
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Thoughts From Israel
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Morally Inconsistent Currency
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