Cutting Public Broadcasting
Penna Dexter As the Trump Administration considers cutting funding of public broadcasting — NPR and PBS – one state governor is ready to zero it out....
Second Amendment
Kerby Anderson Even though the Supreme Court has already ruled on the constitutionality of the Second Amendment in the Heller decision, the Fourth Cir...
Islamic Reform
Kerby Anderson Andrew McCarthy says we have been asking the wrong question about vetting refugees from Muslim countries. The question asked by the fed...
Deportation
Kerby Anderson One example of media malpractice has been the reporting of deportations. Some call it dishonest. Others call it “fake news.” At the ver...
Religious Right Must Lose
Kerby Anderson When the Washington Supreme Court ruled against florist Barronelle Stutzman, many Christian leaders wrote that this was an important wa...
Muslim Terrorism
Kerby Anderson Whenever the Pope speaks, it is worth considering what he says whether you are a Catholic or not. His worldview influence is considerab...
Sex Before Dating
Penna Dexter A new study commissioned by the dating service Match.com shines a light on today’s hook-up culture, and it isn’t flattering. Match.com re...
Yale’s Renaming
Kerby Anderson Last week, I received my Yale News email announcing that Calhoun College was going to change its name to honor Grace Murray Hopper. I h...
Congress Needs to Work
Kerby Anderson We may have three co-equal branches of government, but they aren’t equal in their output. As I have mentioned in previous commentaries,...
NFL and Bathroom Bill
Kerby Anderson Tony Perkins asks a good question. “If NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell thinks football unites us, then why is his league taking politica...
Bureaucratic Efficiency
Kerby Anderson One of the many dividing lines between progressives and conservatives is their belief in the efficiency and effectiveness of government...
Lies or Misstatements?
Kerby Anderson When is a misstatement or an exaggeration an actual lie? This is hardly a hypothetical question. Critics and media organizations have a...
