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 The Atlantic: “Over the past few years, I’ve had an uncomfortabl...
Gold Prices
Kerby Anderson A few weeks ago, the price of gold shot past $5,000 per ounce. President Trump has been proclaiming that the country is entering into a new golden age. I don’t think this is what he was...
Sports Gambling
Kerby Anderson Andrew McCarthy recounts the first time he encountered sports gambling. As a deputy US Marshall, he learned about it from Henry Hill, who was later portrayed in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfe...
Socialism’s Advance
Penna Dexter Newly-inaugurated New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ran for office on a 4-point platform: rent freezes, free buses, free childcare, and city-run grocery stores. In an essay for The Claremont...
Socialism’s Death Toll
Kerby Anderson James Piereson declares that “Socialism is a hate crime.” He uses this phrase often used by leftists against them because of their admiration of socialism. He thinks “it is remarkable t...
False Narratives
Kerby Anderson Law professor Jonathan Turley writes about free speech, but also has a book on Rage and the Republic about to be released. We get a preview of his concerns in his article, “Clickbait: H...
Socialism and Christians
Kerby Anderson One recent national survey discovered an ongoing ideological and spiritual drift among Americans. But what was more significant was the fact that even consistent churchgoers are abando...
Globalist Pessimism
Kerby Anderson The globalist vision isn’t as optimistic as it was in the past. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink (who also serves as a co-chair of the Forum), talked about...
Socialism and Capitalism
Kerby Anderson A Pew survey from last year found that a significant number of Americans believe that socialism “gives all people an equal opportunity to be successful.” A quarter (23%) agree with this...
Women’s Sports Case
Penna Dexter On January 13th, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases that are, arguably, the most important of the current term. At issue are laws passed in West Virginia an...
