Hiring Gen Z workers is a challenging undertaking. A business leader in my community has a lofty and admirable vision to hire Gen Z employees, but he is ready to pull his hair out. He trains them technically, but he … Continue reading
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A Haunt of Demons Shuts Its Doors … The Fall of Margaret Sanger’s “Clinic”
Mott Street, New York—Walking this iconic street that runs through the Little Italy section of New York City on a recent Sunday afternoon, I was struck by an array of images and ironies, some of them beautiful, others not so. … Continue reading
We Need a National Discussion About What Is (And Is Not) Cancel Culture
In a recent Free Press article, best-selling author Ryan Holiday suggests conservatives are the new “snowflakes” because they have their own version of cancel culture. I’m not sure whether conservatives have become snowflakes, but there is no doubt that both … Continue reading
Colorado Tries to Ban Faith-Informed Counseling: Chiles v. Salazar
Kaley Chiles is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado who works with clients who face a variety of mental health problems: trauma, personality disorders, eating disorders, and addiction. She is employed by Deeper Stories Counseling in Colorado Springs and is … Continue reading
Bench the NCAA Transfer Portal
As you root for your favorite Division I football and basketball team, do you realize that many of the starters are portal transfers who are currently playing at their third university? “AJ” Storr, a current Division I basketball player, has … Continue reading
God’s Grace Is Always Worth a Shoutout
The McNulty Memo (Monthly Musings on Faith and Public Life) Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles looking at Christian faith in the public square. This is part of the Institute’s Center for Faith & Public … Continue reading
Mike Reagan, Twice Adopted, Rest in Peace
I was quite saddened late last evening to learn of the death of my friend Michael Reagan, the oldest son of Ronald Reagan. Mike was adopted by Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman (their first child was daughter Maureen) shortly after … Continue reading
Sharing Hope at Christmas—Bob Hope
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
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