I recently had a strange, sad experience while watching an old movie with the family. Most Saturday evenings, the Kengor abode delights in what we call “Family Movie & Snack Night.” The missus—my lovely Susan—lays out a cornucopia of exquisite … Continue reading
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Amadeo Giannini: The Real George Bailey
Are there any Christmas films more iconic than Frank Capra’s 1946 classic, It’s a Wonderful Life? One cannot go through the month of December without at least a passing glance at this movie starring Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, the … Continue reading
Harvard Vocational School: Just What America Needs?
Plumbers and electricians with Harvard degrees? It just might happen. The Ivys are in a showdown with the Trump administration over billions in frozen federal funds. Here is the deal: require Ivy League universities to fund trade schools and vocational … Continue reading
This Is My Father’s World
Editor’s note: This address was given at the 2025 Grove City College Faculty Retreat. The famous hymn, “This Is My Father’s World,” was written about 125 years ago by a minister named Maltbie Babcock. The hymn expresses God’s creative power, … Continue reading
Maximilian Kolbe’s Triumph at Auschwitz
Last week in the auditorium of Grove City College’s Technological Learning Center, I joined a small group of students and outsiders who watched a film together in stunned silence. It’s a film they will never forget. The movie is about … Continue reading
Conservatives Have More Babies
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at The American Spectator. In decades of teaching sociology, I have explained to students that the most important factors shaping societies are the least “glitzy.” One of these is demographics. It … Continue reading
Economic Doxologies
Editor’s note: This paper is a production of the Center for Faith & Public Life. To learn more about the Center, please click here. To view, print, or share the final paper, please click here. And when a long succession … Continue reading
Is Anyone Listening to My Feedback?
We are inundated with requests for our feedback. Your Walmart receipt asks, “Give Us Feedback.” Your Dunkin receipt offers you a “free classic donut” for your feedback. The requests are so pervasive that I tend to ignore them. I am … Continue reading
Too Big to Fail, Too Risky to Own: The Case Against Government Equity in Intel
One of the cornerstones of President Donald Trump’s agenda is the strengthening of domestic business. Consistent with this goal, the administration recently announced a deal with U.S.-based semiconductor chip maker Intel for the purchase of an equity position in the … Continue reading
This Isn’t About Going ‘Woke’: How Cracker Barrel’s CEO Ignored Economic Reality and Doomed an Icon
Cracker Barrel’s rebranding triggered a strong backlash in late August when the company removed the iconic “Uncle Herschel” character and his barrel from the company logo in favor of a cleaner, simpler look. The changes sparked significant customer outrage, especially … Continue reading
Unfunded Discounting – GCC’s Lee S. Wishing III testifies on Capitol Hill
Lee S. Wishing III, vice president for student recruitment at Grove City College, testified before the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development to help bring light to a troubling practice in American higher education: unfunded discounting. We invite … Continue reading
A Historical Perspective on Charlie Kirk
For thousands of years if you asked who the two greatest teachers of all time were, the answer would be Jesus and Socrates. Tragically, these celebrated instructors share another trait: they were both executed by their societies, perhaps particularly for … Continue reading
The Blood of the Martyrs: Charlie Kirk’s Witness and Movement
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at The American Spectator. “The blood of the martyrs,” said Tertullian, “is the seed of the Church.” Charlie Kirk led a movement, a conservative movement, not a church. We all know … Continue reading
Our Aspirations for the Coming Year
Grove City College Opening Convocation Remarks, August 27, 2025 delivered by Grove City College President Bradley J. Lingo ’00 In one of the most dramatic scenes in all human history—hours before the crucifixion—Jesus stands before Pilate. Pilate asks Him two … Continue reading
Our Shared Calling as Grove City College Professors
Editor’s note: This address was given by GCC President Bradley J. Lingo ’00 to the 2025 Faculty Retreat. I walked down my driveway to my mailbox one summer day in the late 1990s. I reached in and pulled out a … Continue reading
Children: Not Mere Creatures of the State
The dog days of summer are not typically associated with school, but the summer of 2025 has marked the hundredth anniversary of two pivotal events in the history of American public schools. One is well known but arguably misunderstood. The … Continue reading
Young Conservatives Cannot Afford to Be Neutral on Family
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. In 1865, William Ross Wallace delivered a succinct and powerful cultural insight: “The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” In contemporary American life, … Continue reading
How Love Island Amplifies the Sexual Rot in American Culture
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. The Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset wrote, “Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.” In light of American pop culture, … Continue reading
Ed Feulner, Jr. (1941-2025) RIP
Edwin (Ed) Feulner, Jr., Ph.D., was one of those special individuals whose influence on our lives far exceeded his fame. Best known in conservative circles as one of the two co-founders (along with the late Paul Weyrich) of the Heritage … Continue reading
The Future of Higher Education
These are trying times for American colleges and universities. They face rising costs, a potential reduction in federal funding, grade inflation, the challenge of AI, alleged liberal political and social bias, claims that a college degree is not worth the … Continue reading