We all know how the story begins: In the Beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth. At some point…
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We all know how the story begins: In the Beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth. At some point…
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There are certain questions in history that can guide us by looking not at what did happen, but what did…
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I’ve written before about the differences between cultures and how distinct moral systems shape the societies that grow around them.…
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Nineteenth-century British intellectual Lord Acton once said, “Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself…
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After Osama Bin Laden orchestrated 9/11 and brought down the Twin Towers, I began to ask how it was possible…
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The key to understanding immigration is not found at the border. It is not found in immigration law either. It…
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I know a little about rebellion. When I was sixteen, I developed severe acne on my back. My parents put…
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My wife decided a couple of years ago that when we turn 55, we should pick a place we’ve always…
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Mark Twain once said that a young man who is not a liberal has no heart, and an old man…
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Modern critics of religion often dismiss belief in God as a relic; a psychological comfort mechanism left over from an…
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