Retirement
Kerby AndersonKerby Anderson Although Congress needs to reevaluate various programs like Social Security, it is unlikely it will do so for two reasons. First, it would be politically unwise to even…
Remaking the World – Part Two
Kerby Anderson Yesterday, I talked about some of the transformations in 1776 that Andrew Wilson discussed in his book, Remaking the World. They are identified by the acronym WEIRDER. W…
Remaking the World – Part One
Kerby Anderson The year 1776 changed the western world in significant ways. That is the conclusion of Andrew Wilson (pastor at King’s Church in London) in his book, Remaking the…
Dollar and Inflation
Kerby Anderson Yesterday I talked about apples and inflation. There is another way to think about the inflation that has been part of our economy for the past 100 years.…
Apples and Inflation
Kerby Anderson Today the U.S. is getting a new president. Soon, Canada will be getting a new prime minister. The new prime minister may be Pierre Poilievre. He was recently…
Fertility Rates
Kerby Anderson When I first started writing this commentary nearly two decades ago, the average woman in the United States had 2.1 children in her lifetime. This is what many…
China and Rubio
Kerby Anderson How will the new administration deal with the China challenge? We can get some perspective from Senator Marco Rubio’s book, Decades of Decadence. He will soon be confirmed…
China’s Military
Kerby Anderson The recent Department of Defense report should concern all Americans. The authors conclude that China is engaged in the largest military build-up since Nazi Germany in the 1930s.…
Economic Misperception
Kerby Anderson Throughout the 2024 campaign, President Biden and his administration argued that the economy was doing well. Many voters did not agree with their assessment. And even in the…
Biden Statistics
Kerby Anderson A week from now, Donald Trump will take office and the Biden presidency will end. Jeff Crouere put together a few statistics that puts some of the Biden…