Socialism and Capitalism
Kerby AndersonKerby 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%)…
Unemployment and NILFs
Kerby Anderson The final report for 2022 from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics was positive for the country and for the Biden administration. They estimated that 159 million…
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…
Pluralists vs. Zealots
Kerby Anderson Before Senator Ben Sasse left Congress, he penned an op-ed describing the division in America. He isn’t the first person to talk about our divided country, and he…
Saving America
Kerby Anderson When the year 2022 was coming to an end, and when a new Congress convened in 2023, there were a few articles talking about saving America. I thought…
Progressive PR
Kerby Anderson Yesterday I talked about the moral philosophy known as “effective altruism” that has been promoted by the ultra-rich and by CEOs of certain corporations. Noah Gould explains that…
Bad Samaritans
Kerby Anderson The ultra-rich in America have been pursuing a philosophy known as “effective altruism.” This phrase has been in the news lately because Sam Bankman Fried often used it…
Free Speech
Kerby Anderson We should be encouraged that the pendulum is swinging back to an embrace of free speech. Changes at Twitter along with a Supreme Court case that will likely…
Acts of Hostility
Kerby Anderson A new report from the Family Research Council documents that there have been more than 400 “acts of hostility” against churches in the US since 2018. If I…
Life Expectancy
Kerby Anderson Because of the continuing advances in medicine, you would assume that each generation would be healthier than the previous generation. My grandfather was a doctor who encountered diseases…