Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. Every April 15th Major League Baseball commemorates one of the greatest to ever play the sport, Jackie Robinson. This Monday every player in the MLB will wear the number 42 … Continue reading
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Nine Justices Preserve President Trump’s Ballot Status
Trump v. Anderson has been decided by a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on the question of whether the Supreme Court of Colorado erred in requiring GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump to be excluded from the primary ballot. The Supreme Court, in a … Continue reading
Is Caitlin Clark the GOAT of Women’s Basketball?
The argument of South Carolina’s women basketball coach Dawn Staley prior to Sunday’s game that if Caitlin Clark led Iowa to the national championship it “would seal the deal” for considering her the GOAT of women’s basketball is ludicrous. Clark … Continue reading
The Might and Majesty of the Risen Savior
At Eastertime, Christians rejoice and give praise for the resurrection of mankind’s Savior. Words often fall short of communicating the full magnificence of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let me try by offering that he was the most complete package ever … Continue reading
A Short and Sweet Easter Message from the Rev. Stan Keehlwetter
Growing up as a boy, I was not allowed to have candy of any kind. There was a history of sugar diabetes in our family, so my parents were overly cautious about any consumption of sugar. Even today I am … Continue reading
Two Years In, Why I’m Not Optimistic About Putin’s War on Ukraine
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at the National Catholic Register. On Feb. 24, 2022, I was awakened by dinging text messages and phone calls from an old friend, an expert on Russia, the Cold War and communism. He doesn’t … Continue reading
Author Q&A with Dr. Gary Scott Smith
Editor’s Note: The “Author Q&A” is an e-publication from the Institute for Faith & Freedom at Grove City College. Each issue will present an interview with an author of an intriguing new book that we hope will prove illuminating to … Continue reading
The Tumultuous Life and Conversion of Eldridge Cleaver
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. One figure that liberals didn’t commemorate this Black History Month is Eldridge Cleaver, the Black Panther Party ringleader of the 1960s. The reason is no great mystery: Had Cleaver remained … Continue reading
Gen Z—What’s a Paper Route?
Mike Rowe, the Dirty Jobs star and host of How America Works, has recently unloaded on Gen Z. Rowe said that the importance of hard work is on the way out, and we have seen the last days of a … Continue reading
Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny Dies in Brutal Arctic Gulag
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. In a breaking story that will have serious international implications, we’re just learning from the Russians that dissident and opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in Vladimir Putin’s gulag. Specifically, … Continue reading
Restoring Trust in Higher Education: Remembering Ross Foster
Image: (L to R) J. Howard Pew, Charles S. MacKenzie, Ross Foster Ivy League alumni and donors are disgusted and demanding change. They have had enough. The good news is that there is a way forward and it’s buried in a … Continue reading
The Last Hero of the Cold War … Lech Walesa Survives
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. There were seven. Seven figures above all, with varying influences, some more intentional than others, who brought down the Berlin Wall, freed Eastern Europe from communism, took down the Soviet … Continue reading
Dedication Before Constraint for Marital Success
How times change. I once read that in the 1950s a professor at a major state university was fired when an interview in the student newspaper quoted him as saying that it would be a good idea for students to … Continue reading
Bud Light’s Super Bowl Hail Mary
The Hail Mary pass. It’s a desperate, last-ditch attempt by a football team to score a touchdown in the waning seconds of the game. The pass usually comes from near midfield, well outside of the typical scoring zone, and, as … Continue reading
Confessions of a Former Environmentalist: Five Reasons Why I Gave Up on “Green” Policies
I used to be an environmentalist. I once wrote that “scientists are right about climate change.” I long opposed logging clear-cuts and excessive drilling. I even voted for the Green Party candidate (gasp!) for president. But this long-time supporter of … Continue reading
Meet Terrisa Bukovinac, a Pro-Life Democrat and Atheist
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. Terrisa Bukovinac is not your typical pro-lifer, and she isn’t your typical presidential candidate, either. Bukovinac is challenging President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary to protest the party’s pro-abortion … Continue reading
Time to Throw Chevron Overboard: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
Suppose that you owned a manufacturing business for which the government prescribed certain production regulations, and suppose, further, that the government demanded that you provide office space for a federal observer to monitor your operation. Finally, suppose that the government … Continue reading
The MLK They Ignore
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at The American Spectator. The date was September 1, 2015, a Tuesday. It was an unusual day at the Rowan County courthouse in Kentucky. County Clerk Kim Davis arrived shortly before 7:00 a.m. … Continue reading
What Did Cause the Civil War?
Nikki Haley recently provoked a firestorm of controversy for failing to name slavery when asked by journalists what caused the Civil War. A chorus of critics, including President Joe Biden, censured her response. Biden declared, “Let me be clear for … Continue reading
It’s a Wonderful Film — Yes, the Best Ever
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. Asked in an interview recently to name my favorite Christmas movie, I went through the usual routine of naming several candidates — new and old, mostly black and white — … Continue reading