President Barack Obama’s vision for modernizing the U.S. military is little more than an exercise in “back to the future.” Consider: Back in 2001, the armed forces were nearly a decade into positing what 21st-century warfare would entail. These considerations … Continue reading
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at American Thinker. This past Christmas, the people of North Korea were without their messiah. That is, their self-anointed messiah. For a sense of just how bad was Kim Jong-Il, I … Continue reading
On December 16, 1944, the men of Lieutenant Lyle Bouck’s platoon had their all-night vigil interrupted by a pre-dawn fusillade of artillery rounds from a hundred German guns, their muzzle flashes punctuating the darkness like a volley of fireballs hurled … Continue reading
In a recent piece for the Wall Street Journal, Andy Stern, an Obama insider and one of organized labor’s more aggressive personalities, praised what he called “China’s superior economic model.” Does China have a superior economic model? That depends: Superior … Continue reading
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
Editor’s note: This article was co-authored for the Heritage Foundation by the chair of the business department at Grove City College and contributing scholar with The Center for Vision & Values. Read the article here»
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
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
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
Written by the executive director of The Center for Vision & Values for CatholicVote.org. Read the article»
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
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
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
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
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
Written by the administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values for WORLD Magazine. Read the article»
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
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
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
Written by the executive director of The Center for Vision & Values for USA Today. Read the article»
