Opinion

Topic: The Electoral College Many on the left today want to destroy the “electoral college.” Why? Some have even called it “racist.” Why? Kirsten Gillibrand, would-be Democrat presidential candidate, said, “Our democracy is built on the principle of one person, one vote. It can’t function until we restore that principle. It’s time to abolish the […]

Topic: Christians and Voting. Is faith to be banished from the public square? That’s a topic we often discuss. But what about those from within the church, who for all practical purposes remain silent in terms of politics or culture because they think we as Christians should not be “involved in politics”? The fact that […]

Topic: James Madison and His Legacy. The founding fathers are often presented as if they were men of the Enlightenment. And implied in that remark is that they were therefore not believers in the Bible and Jesus. But what does their own life and their own actions and their own writings say, on that front? […]

Here’s a trivia question for you. The Statue of Liberty holds a torch in one hand. What is she holding in the other? It looks like a book, in tablet form. The answer is the Declaration of Independence, since the tablet is engraved with July 4, 1776—in Roman numerals. The great British writer, G.K. Chesterton, […]

Jeff Landry, the governor of Louisiana, has been stirring a hornets’ nest recently by promoting a law that mandates the Ten Commandments in that state’s public schools. Already the ACLU are suing to block the new bill on behalf of some parents. Fox News reports on the controversy Gov. Landry has sparked. The governor said: […]