In Romans 13:1-7 the apostle Paul writes: “[A ruler] is the minister of God to thee for good” (v. 3); “Wherefore ye must needs be subject…” (v. 5); “…pay ye tribute [taxes]” (v. 6). St. Paul seems to be saying … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at TheBlaze.com. A rudderless Republican Party, afraid to assert itself in the face of a rising liberal/progressive onslaught. A confident Democratic Party in the White House, undermining the nation, its economy, and its foreign … Continue reading
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Paul Kengor’s new book 11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative. Among the principles is faith. A version of this article first appeared at RealClearReligion.org. Conservatives constantly talk of freedom. Freedom. Freedom. Freedom. Go to … Continue reading
In the Eighth Annual Ronald Reagan Lecture—“Reaganomics and the World: Then and Today”—best-selling Reagan biographer and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College—Paul Kengor—interviews two special guests (Art Laffer, champion of the Laffer Curve … Continue reading
On February 21, 2014, Dr. Paul Kengor, political science professor at Grove City College and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values, spoke before a sold-out audience at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California. The event … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Last Tuesday, The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College hosted its eighth Ronald Reagan Lecture, a much-anticipated annual event. This year featured Art Laffer and Roger Robinson. … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at American Spectator. February is the month that we recognize our presidents. It has also become the month that Republicans remember Ronald Reagan. Reagan’s birthday is February 6, the forerunner to Lincoln’s birthday (February 12), Washington’s birthday … Continue reading
I learned only yesterday that Shirley Temple, the iconic child actress, died earlier this week at age 85. Reports on her death were easy to miss. I went through my usual scan of various websites and saw nothing. I fortunately … Continue reading
Editor’s note: A shorter version of this article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pete Seeger’s death at age 94 is a cultural catharsis for the American left. The New York Times accorded his passing the kind of space normally … Continue reading
In case you missed it, Dr. Paul Kengor, executive director of the Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, talks with WORLD News Group’s Warren Cole Smith. In this short radio interview, Kengor and Smith discuss what it … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. I was walking by Stanwix Street and Penn Avenue last week when struck by our city’s “Unity Tree.” It’s a curious thing about the Unity Tree: it only comes out … Continue reading
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the Center for Vision & Values co-sponsored a two-part lecture series held at Grove City College. In part two of the series, Dr. Mark Neely discusses Lincoln and civil … Continue reading
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the Center for Vision & Values co-sponsored a two-part lecture series held at Grove City College. In part one of the series, Dr. Joseph Fornieri discusses Lincoln’s statesmanship. Fornieri, … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Forbes.com. When I came back to the Roman Catholic Church, around 1975, Liberation Theology was very popular in my native Argentina. Even the elite Catholic high schools were using the Latin American Bible … Continue reading
2013 J. Howard Pew Memorial Lecture Richard G. Jewell ’67, J.D. President, Grove City College November 21, 2013 On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, Grove City College President Richard G. Jewell ’67 offered his take … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at American Spectator.This year marks not only the 50th anniversary of the shooting of John F. Kennedy but also the 45th anniversary of the shooting of Robert F. Kennedy, which occurred in June 1968. Was there a … Continue reading
I recently took my two teenage sons to a talk by Frank Kravetz, a 90-year-old World War II veteran who survived Hitler’s Nuremberg prisons. Frank published his story in a memoir, Eleven Two: One WWII Airman’s Story of Capture, Survival … Continue reading
As we celebrate Veterans Day this year, it is instructive to consider the contributions of our presidents to our nation’s defense and military. Of America’s 43 presidents, 31 have served in the military. Ten, most notably George Washington, Andrew Jackson, … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Another version of this article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. My cousin Drew is a 45-year-old veteran of the first Gulf War (1991), which he served aboard a battleship in the Persian Gulf. A former high school … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Dr. John A. Sparks is the retired Dean of the Calderwood School of Arts & Letters at Grove City College. He is one of the co-founders of The Center for Vision & Values and worked regularly with Dick … Continue reading
