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Better Ideas for the Economy

Better Ideas for the Economy

by | Dec 17, 2016 | , ,

Most Western countries are experiencing a revolt against the intellectual and political elites who have governed nations, the media, academia and central banks for as long as most adults can remember. While the country-specific details vary slightly, the common wisdom of these elites has produced ever increasing state intervention in our economies as well as in our personal lives, along with the near destruction of the family, a huge increase in victimization/entitlements, crony capitalism, no...

This Unfortunate Election: What To Do?

This Unfortunate Election: What To Do?

by | Oct 23, 2016 | , ,

We are only about two weeks from this unfortunate election, and millions have already voted.  I want to give you my current thoughts, with the caveat of retaining the right to modify my views right up to the day when I pull a lever. Let me also confirm that we are all very tired of this election and want it to be over so that we can clean up and move on.  And you can check out my original suggestions from back in May, 2015 at this link. My intent here is not to start a range war with anyone,...

Election Concerns 2016

Election Concerns 2016

by | Sep 11, 2016 | , , , ,

This year's extraordinary election is less than two months away.  Like most Americans, I am not pleased with the choices we have before us.  With all of the negative generalities coming from both sides, I decided to try to put on paper specifically what concerns me. I really am not looking to start an argument or to defend any candidate--please consider this to be a personal interim report, subject to change as more information becomes available in the coming weeks. Concerns I have about...

1968 and 2016: A Believer’s Perspectives

1968 and 2016: A Believer’s Perspectives

by | Jul 28, 2016 | , , , ,

This is a very personal post, offering some perspectives to those who have been watching both political conventions, and who are led to worry that we live in an extraordinarily tough time. I attended the 1968 DNC in Chicago as a young, disenfranchised Challenge Delegate from Georgia, where the government was really only the Democratic Party, which, by the way, systematically disenfranchised Blacks all across the South and our state, while the Governor sold ax handles at his restaurant to...

I’m Too Smart to Follow Jesus

I’m Too Smart to Follow Jesus

by | Jun 19, 2016 | , , , ,

Most believers have experienced friends or family members who tell them “I used to be a Christian, until I studied the Bible.” Or some variation on the “I’m too intelligent to believe in a Mesopotamian myth” theme. I heard that again this week from a wonderful, talented person. There are many robust responses to this assertion. For those who enjoy intellectual engagement, two excellent resources are Tim Keller’s The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, and Ken Boa’s I’m Glad You...

Give the Restrooms a Rest

Give the Restrooms a Rest

by | May 10, 2016 | , , , ,

Before reluctantly tackling this issue, let me stipulate three things. As a follower of Christ, I try to love and understand everyone, while also upholding the Truth. I believe that homosexual activity is wrong—for those who engage in it, I believe that it is a form of bondage, like having an affair or being addicted to drugs, and is much less than God intended for us. We should therefore not encourage it and should protect our children from it. And, let me be clear that I am a sinner saved by...

Populist-Progressive Claptrap Creates a Moral Hazlitt

Populist-Progressive Claptrap Creates a Moral Hazlitt

by | Mar 23, 2016 | , ,

Is there no adult left in the Presidential race who can speak the truth even when it is unpopular? The Populist Left and Right have come together in their bashing of foreign trade—proposing tariffs and torn-up agreements to win “fairness” for the American worker and, supposedly, to raise wages.  Are they crazy? Readers of this blog know how much I revere Henry Hazlitt and his short book, Economics in One Lesson.  Please read it.  Here is the key proposition from his first chapter: The art of...

Last Folio

Last Folio

by | Jan 24, 2016 | , ,

This post is a collection of reflections occasioned by seeing my old friend Katya Krausova in Washington next week (weather permitting). I met Katya in the fall of 1968 when she, as a member of the first group of Czechoslovak students allowed to travel to the West after the Prague Spring, was stranded in London when the Soviets invaded her country in August.  That fall the British government gave every Czech student a scholarship to attend a comparable UK college, and Katya came to London...

Afraid of a Vote?

Afraid of a Vote?

by | Sep 11, 2015 | , ,

Is anyone else struck by how shamefully ironic it is that President Obama and the Democrats in the Senate wheedled around not even holding a vote on the Iran “deal” on the very Anniversary of the 9/11 Attack on our nation? That attack was led by Islamic terrorists, just like the ones Iran is going to fund with the billions of dollars we are about to give them. I'm not sure, but I don't think even Neville Chamberlain paid Hitler to build up the Nazi Army so that he could better attack Europe...

The Coming Persecution For Our Beliefs on Marriage

The Coming Persecution For Our Beliefs on Marriage

by | Aug 28, 2015 | , , , ,

Note: I apologize for the unusual length of this post.  I tried to divide it into two or three parts, but I found that the key concepts work closely together and cannot be easily separated. I hope that you find the content and conclusions worth the read. We are in a constant battle with secularists who proclaim that neither God’s rules for living nor His provision for our redemption is important or relevant for modern life. This spiritual war continues, and the recent  Supreme Court ruling on...

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