School Board Letter
Kerby Anderson Back in October and November, I did commentaries about the letter that was sent to the White House from the National School Board Association suggesting that protesting parents could be...
Minimum Wage
Kerby Anderson Every few months a city council decides to substantially increase the minimum wage in their city only to have economics provide a reality check. The last time I wrote about this, the fo...
Woke Theology
Kerby Anderson Many religious leaders from various denominations have spoken out against what could be called “woke theology.” Earlier this month Archbishop José Gomez added his concern. As the leader...
Film and Political Correctness
Kerby Anderson In previous commentaries, I’ve quoted Dennis Prager’s assessment that the left ruins just about every part of society it touches. The latest example comes from an editorial by Derek Hun...
Social Justice Curriculum
Kerby Anderson Earlier this month, a news story reported that the University of Memphis was offering professors $3,000 to infuse their courses with diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. Wh...
Interest Rates and Inflation
Kerby Anderson Inflation is a growing problem, and yet our political leaders have very few policy tools they can use to combat it. If you are older, you might remember the inflation of the 1970s, and...
Covid Accusations
Kerby Anderson Earlier this month, a political commentator on CNN came to the realization that having Covid is not a moral failing. He declared that “we unknowingly turned having Covid into some sort...
Kids’ Vaccine Mandates
Penna Dexter The COVID-19 vaccine was approved for children 5 and older on an emergency basis at the end of October. Immediately, talk of mandates began. Several experts on an FDA advisory panel warne...
It’s a Republic
Kerby Anderson Lots of controversial ideas are being proposed right now, and I know you probably wonder how to respond to them. Eliminating the Electoral College, regulating campaign speech, and endin...
Generational Judgmentalism
Kerby Anderson Many critics in the current generation are making unfair judgments about past generations with an air of moral superiority. I call it generational judgmentalism. Victor Davis Hanson mer...
Crime Spike
Kerby Anderson This country had a crime spike in 2021. The only real question is whether it will continue in 2022. Social commentators remind us that once law and order is lost, it is not easy to rest...
Gerrymander Panic
Kerby Anderson It’s election season, so we are hearing the word gerrymander once again. The term gerrymander comes from the early part of the 19th century. Eldridge Gerry, the governor of Massachusett...
