China and the Catfish Effect
Kerby Anderson In this commentary, I want to explain an interesting business pattern that developed in China. It illustrates what many have called “the catfish effect.” What is the catfish effect? Liv...
Transgender Surgery
Kerby Anderson In his op-ed in The Hill, Dr. Merrill Matthews notes that there is a growing pushback against the practice of transgender surgery on minors. And the Supreme Court is even questioning st...
Transformative Travel
Penna Dexter In an article published in the journal First Things, Jonathan Sanford, President of the University of Dallas, described a concept that rings true for me, having just returned from a three...
Declining Value of College
Kerby Anderson Emily Peck reports that “Americans Don't Think College is Worth It.” She provides economic facts to show that it still is worth it. She may have trouble convincing many parents, and eve...
Open Letters
Kerby Anderson Columnist John Fund warns us that “Open Letters from Experts Are Often Fact-Free Propaganda.” We talked about his column in a recent roundtable discussion on radio to encourage listener...
Debasement Trade
Kerby Anderson Luke Gromen has published a series of graphs that illustrate “the debasement trade” since COVID. First, let me try to define the concept of a debasement trade. It is the recognition tha...
America’s Boy Crisis
Penna Dexter The New York Times recently published an opinion piece about America’s boy crisis. It’s by social scientist Richard Reeves and Harvard political scientist and author of Bowling Alone, Rob...
