On December 4, the Executive Director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, Dr. Paul Kengor, discussed Christianity and the Cold War on “Thinking in Public” with Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. … Continue reading
Military & Foreign Policy
Corporate Social Responsibility: New EU Strategy Threatens U.S. and European Companies
Iran: How to Lose

Once again, tensions between Iran and the international community are on the rise as the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, released a new report that warns of concealed attempts by Iran to produce an atomic bomb. … Continue reading
Two Septembers: When Wall Street Erupted

Editor’s note: A shorter version of this article first appeared in today’s issue of USA Today. As the indignation of the Wall Street Occupiers spreads across the nation, it is time to step back and consider the broader historical perspective. What … Continue reading
Short-Lived Euphoria in Europe

Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, was a giddy day for European politicians and global investors. European Union officials announced a plan for addressing the EU’s worst financial problems. There would be a partial write-down of Greek sovereign debt—a 50 percent haircut … Continue reading
The Judge vs. the Dictator: Bill Clark Survives Moammar Kaddafi
Death of a Bad Dude: Kaddafi’s Removal, 30 Years Late?

In the 1980s, I was an unrefined adolescent from blue-collar Butler, Pennsylvania. I knew nothing and cared nothing about politics. I had no idea if I was a conservative or liberal, Democrat or Republican, or much of anything else. But … Continue reading
The Need to Restructure the DoD: Part III

Editor’s note: This article is Part III in a series. Click here to read Part I & Part II. Armed forces, and the way they fight, reflect national cultures. That means that the United States will have the kind of military the people, through … Continue reading
The Need to Restructure the DoD: Part II

Editor’s note: This article is Part II in a series. Click here to read Part I & Part III. The U.S. Department of Defense must restructure to accommodate deep budget cuts and, more importantly, be ready for the challenges of 21st-century warfare. Those challenges … Continue reading
The Need to Restructure the DoD: Part I

Editor’s note: This article is Part I in a series. Click here to read Part II & Part III. In 1914, on the eve of the Great War, the Duke of Cambridge wrote, “There is a time for all things. There is even a … Continue reading
The Secret Memo That Predicted the Soviet Collapse
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at National Review Online. It was 20 years ago this summer that the final disintegration of the Soviet Union rapidly unfolded. In June 1991, Boris Yeltsin was freely elected president of the Russian Republic, with … Continue reading
Thoughts From Israel
Written by the administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values for WORLD Magazine. Read the article»
Persist for Airport Freedom

A “Woman Screams for Help After TSA Molestation,” and the “Texas Pat Down Ban May Be Back.” Those are just two of the headlines breaking around the nation this morning, as summer travel picks up—and so do concerns over excessive … Continue reading
Where Have All the Cold Warriors Gone?

It was 24 years ago, in June 1987, that Ronald Reagan gave his famous speech calling on Mikhail Gorbachev to “Tear down this wall.” In 1990, a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, when the foundations that had … Continue reading
Obama vs. the Bushes: Comparing Costs and Coalitions from Libya to Iraq

The Libya situation is complicated. I envy no president stuck with the task. Among the complexities, the most daunting unknown is what’s behind the opposition. We would all like to see Moammar Gaddafi tossed to the ash-heap of history, but … Continue reading
Obama Should Channel Reagan on Libya
Written by the executive director of The Center for Vision & Values for USA Today. Read the article»
Murders and Moral Bankruptcy: Where Have You Gone, Eyre Crowe?

In January 1907, a German-born official in the British Foreign Office wrote a memorandum that since has been indelibly linked to his name for its incisive analysis and uncanny prescience. Eyre Crowe had good reason to scrutinize Germany’s foreign-policy initiatives. … Continue reading
When Winston Warned America: Churchill’s "Iron Curtain" at 65

It was 65 years ago, March 5, 1946, when Winston Churchill delivered his “Iron Curtain” speech in Fulton, Missouri. It was a speech that rocked the world and changed history.By then, Churchill was no longer British prime minister. He and … Continue reading
Ronald Reagan: The Anti-Nixon/Kissinger

This February marks the birth centennial of Ronald Reagan. As a Reagan biographer, I’m often asked how Reagan was different from his predecessors, Republican and Democrat, and especially in the area of foreign policy. There were many ways, but here … Continue reading
Duped on North Korea
North Korea is not an easy issue. I’ve dealt with it since the early 1990s, beginning at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. I had few answers then, and I still have few today. It also is not a … Continue reading