Opinion

Topic: Separation of Church and State, Jefferson-Style. The phrase “separation of church and state” is not found in the U.S. Constitution. Instead, it comes from a private letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptists in 1802. The Constitution says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise […]

Topic: Wider Acceptance of Euthanasia. The Declaration of Independence proclaims that our rights are endowed upon us by our Creator—and the first right is the right to life. But not only does abortion undermine that right, we are now beginning to see a major push to end life prematurely at the other end of the […]

[Pictured: John Adams, 2nd president]   One of the good guys in the battle for celebrating America at 250 is PragerU, founded by the Jewish scholar and author Dennis Prager. But a state senator from Omaha, Nebraska, might not agree. Last week, Michaela Cavanaugh, upset at seeing historical displays outside her office at the State […]

Topic: America at 250. America will soon be celebrating our 250th anniversary as a nation. Noted columnist Don Feder, who writes regularly for the Washington Times, wrote an article recently on why the whole world—not just America—should celebrate this birthday. Feder notes: “God is an integral part of the American identity. To ask what England […]

Topic: Contrast Between the US and the USSR. NYC Mayor Zohran Mandami said in his inauguration address that we need to reject the “frigidity of rugged individualism” and instead embrace the “warmth of collectivism.” Well, communism has a track record, and it’s not good. Dr. Gregory P. Seltz, the executive director of the Lutheran Center […]