Thirty Years Ago: When President Reagan Was Shot
March 30, 2011 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The American Story
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a previous version published by the Reagan Centennial edition of Newsmax.
On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan, president for merely 10 weeks, stepped outside the Washington Hilton. What happened next was an … Read more>
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Obama Should Channel Reagan on Libya
March 28, 2011 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The American Story, The Global Challenge
Written by the executive director of The Center for Vision & Values for USA Today.
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Kid Charlemagne’s Trip is Over
March 28, 2011 | by Lee Wishing | Topic: The Content of Character
Written by the administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values for WORLD Magazine.
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Imperfect Justice in Snyder v. Phelps
March 25, 2011 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The Law
On March 2, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case Snyder v. Phelps that illustrates the difficulty of balancing competing claims to rights and justice in our judicial system.
The court overturned a lower court’s $5 million tort … Read more>
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V&V Q&A with Herb Meyer: How to Analyze Information
March 24, 2011 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The Battle for the Mind, Vision & Values Concise E-publications
Editor’s note: The “V&V Q&A” is an e-publication from The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. In this latest edition,professor of political science and executive director of the Center—Dr. Paul Kengor—interviews Herb Meyer, who from 1981-87 … Read more>
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The Ted Kennedy Chronicles: A Look at the Latest Declassified FBI Files
March 21, 2011 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The American Story, The Persuaders
Editor’s note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Thinker.
Another round of declassified FBI files on Senator Ted Kennedy has been released (click here and here). Fittingly, in Kennedy’s case, they once again raise … Read more>
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The Great Lisbon Earthquake: Thinking Theology and Natural Disasters
March 18, 2011 | by L. John Van Til | Topic: The Content of Character
It was November 1, 1755, All Saints Day in the Roman Catholic faith. The churches were full as the faithful worshiped. Suddenly, the earth began to shake and continued for more than three minutes. The city of Lisbon, Portugal soon … Read more>
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Murders and Moral Bankruptcy: Where Have You Gone, Eyre Crowe?
March 16, 2011 | by Marvin J. Folkertsma | Topic: The Global Challenge
In January 1907, a German-born official in the British Foreign Office wrote a memorandum that since has been indelibly linked to his name for its incisive analysis and uncanny prescience. Eyre Crowe had good reason to scrutinize Germany’s foreign-policy initiatives. … Read more>
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2011 – William Penn’s Pursuit of Religious Liberty
March 15, 2011 | by American Founder Luncheon Series | Topic: American Founders Luncheon Series Lectures, Streaming Video
Andrew Murphy, Ph.D., associate professor of political science at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, speaks about William Penn and his pursuit of religious liberty.… Read more>
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Budget Tightening in Pennsylvania—and Around the Nation
March 14, 2011 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The Path to Freedom
Pennsylvania’s new governor, Tom Corbett, has submitted his first annual budget to the state legislature. It includes proposals for spending cuts and no new taxes. In some ways, the budget is a model of what must be done nationwide.
Gov. … Read more>
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Madison v. Washington
March 14, 2011 | by Lee Wishing | Topic: The Path to Freedom
Written by the administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values for WORLD Magazine.
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The Tea Party vs. NPR
March 11, 2011 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The Persuaders
“The current Republican Party, particularly the Tea Party, is fanatically involved in people’s personal lives and very fundamental Christian,” said NPR’s Ron Schiller to two undercover reporters. “I wouldn’t even call it Christian; it’s this weird evangelical kind of [movement].”… Read more>
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A Tale of Two Union Disputes: The NFL vs. Wisconsin Teachers
March 9, 2011 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The Battle for the Mind, The Path to Freedom
There are two high-profile labor disputes in the news these days. One involves Wisconsin’s public-school teachers; the other, the National Football League’s players. I mentioned this to a friend, who responded that the NFL dispute was more troublesome. The very … Read more>
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When Winston Warned America: Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” at 65
March 7, 2011 | by Paul G. Kengor | Topic: The Global Challenge, The Path to Freedom
It was 65 years ago, March 5, 1946, when Winston Churchill delivered his “Iron Curtain” speech in Fulton, Missouri. It was a speech that rocked the world and changed history.
By then, Churchill was no longer British prime minister. He … Read more>
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Wisconsin’s Political Pawns
March 7, 2011 | by Lee Wishing | Topic: The Content of Character, The Persuaders
Written by the administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values for WORLD Magazine.
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Who Objects to Free Speech?
March 4, 2011 | by Mark W. Hendrickson | Topic: The Path to Freedom, The Persuaders
Free speech has always been one of our most cherished rights. It has come under attack repeatedly by those who find it to be an inconvenient and unwanted obstacle to the attainment of their political goals. Sometimes, those in positions … Read more>
