Social Media and Mental Health
Kerby Anderson Yesterday I talked about social media and the teen brain. Today I want to talk about social media and its impact on teenagers’ mental health. An article in Axios reminds the reader that...
Social Media and the Brain
Kerby Anderson What is the effect of social media on the brain? Nicholas Carr made this observation fourteen years ago in an article in Atlantic. “Over the past few years, I’ve had an uncomfortable se...
Cohabitation
Kerby Anderson Two decades ago, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead was on my radio program. At the time, she was one of the co-authors of a study done by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University that...
Success Sequence
Penna Dexter It was once a given that a young person would graduate from high school, get a job, marry and then — and only then — have children. No longer. Today, half of American babies are born to u...
John Locke
Kerby Anderson One of the most influential figures in the development of the American government was the English philosopher, John Locke. Thomas Jefferson explained that many of the ideas he drafted i...
Mission Field
Kerby Anderson During a radio interview with Professor Winfield Bevins, he told the story of how the president of Asbury Theological Seminary welcomed incoming seminary students. He began, “Welcome to...
Digital Discernment
Kerby Anderson Technology makes our lives easier, but digital technology can also make our lives more complicated. Over the last two decades, we have seen the rise of misinformation, polarization, an...
Memorial Day
Kerby Anderson Today is Memorial Day. For many Americans, it is merely a day off. For others, it marks the start of summer. But hopefully for many of you, it is a day to honor those who fought for our...
Defund It Already
Penna Dexter Planned Parenthood released its annual report right in the middle of House Republicans’ effort to defund the organization. What timing! The report shows that, in 2024, Planned Parenthood...
Fiat Standard
Kerby Anderson “This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. government closing the gold-exchange window and putting the world on a fiat monetary system.” That is how Saifedean Ammous begins...
DEI Destroyed
Kerby Anderson Christopher Caldwell explains, “How DEI Destroyed Itself.” He wonders “why more Americans haven’t risen up in rebellion against the Trump administration’s assault on affirmative action...
