Smart Charity
Most people of goodwill agree that there is an obligation to assist those in need. For Christians, the responsibility is intrinsic to our faith. Commands to help the widow, the orphan, and...
A “Quiet and Useful Life”
In Sir Walter Scott’s swashbuckling historical novel, Rob Roy, the merchant Bailie Jarvie plays an important part by inducing the title character to intervene in the main plot. When his role there...
Trade-offs are Unavoidable
“You can’t have it all,” is a cliché we’ve all heard, probably to our annoyance. Like all clichés, it could be true or not depending on the context and the specific meaning...
Do We Still Value Liberty?
In a recent speech at a Federalist Society conference, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito asserted that “the pandemic has resulted in previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty.” He hedged this claim about...
In Giving We Receive
If you spend any time online, chances are you’ve heard of Giving Tuesday, a phenomenon that emerged out of a non-profit organization’s effort to counterbalance the consumer-oriented post-Thanksgiving splurges of “Black Friday”...
Remembering Walter Williams
The world has lost a voice for logic, liberty, and love of the U.S. Constitution. Economist Walter Williams died December 2 at the age of 84. Williams worked his way out of...
Ideas without Roots
It is in the assumptions we carry to the great questions of our time that lies the determination of any course of action. These assumptions begin in the unconscious mind and move...
The Transfer of Power Tends to Corrupt
With the news last week that the final battleground states are certifying the presidential election and the General Services Administration is releasing funds for a transition to a new Biden Administration, it...
Our Debt to Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams
The passing of the great Walter E. Williams is a sad moment for the intellectual life of the nation. He was a towering voice of sanity and courage in a sea of...