by Richard Moss, M.D. These are treacherous times. Our principal institutions have been overtaken by the Left. We are fast approaching French Revolutionary levels. However dysfunctional and disturbed they may be, the Left rules us, and they grow more authoritarian and imperious as we speak.  The latest example of their audacity and command of our dominant institutions is the response to Georgia’s modest election law (SB202 or “The Election Integrity Act”). It included ID requirements…

by Mark Franke I have a love-hate relationship with golf. It started in my pre-teen years when I got my first regular job as a caddie at the nearby country club. I could earn $2.25 plus tip for carrying a single (one bag) or $5 plus tip for a double. Somedays I was lucky enough to “go out” a second time and earn twice as much. The only downside was that I had to report to…

I FOUND MYSELF at a luncheon some time ago where the speaker was a local businessman. The speech was like many I have heard in recent years: a mix of crony capitalism and social justice with a splash of mercantilism toward the end. In his talk, civic progress depended on public-private partnerships (where risk is borne by that amorphous entity, the future taxpayer). Civic health depended on providing “equity” in hirings and appointments to rectify past wrongs, real or perceived,…

by Leo Morris During my tenure as president of one of the nonprofit boards I served on, there was a dispute between board members and the executive director over something the director proposed to do. He thought – and about half the board agreed with him – that the action would be consistent with his duties under our bylaws. About half the board, including me, thought he was overstepping his authority. As the board took…

WHENEVER THE NEWS from the southern border worsens, we distribute as a public service this summary of the great Arnold Toynbee’s 12-volume “Study of History,” finished in 1961. It describes in present tense his cycle of a civilization, as prescient as it is troubling: “The third response (of a declining civilization) concerns the implosion of boundaries. Extension of empire is weakening its power to keep ‘things together.’ Sooner or later the pressure on the limes (as the borders of the Roman Empire were called) will be…

MANY OF THE BEST U.S. historians — David McCullough and Gordon Wood come to mind — have pointed out the flaws in the New York Times “1619 project.” It nonetheless continues to be proposed for inclusion in the K-12 curriculum, a tract that suggests the United States was born with racial inequality and white supremacy as its DNA, and that this genetic marker has not changed.  A member of our foundation, a teacher, argues that the more accurate and…

by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. Job availability for inexperienced workers is the primary reason why most economists object to raising the minimum wage.      The proposedRaise the Wage Act of 2021 (H.R. 603) would raise the federal minimum wage in steps to $15 an hour by 2025. Presently, most states have set a higher minimum wage, but this plan would eliminate a sub-minimum wage that allows businesses to pay teens less during the first 90 days…

by Mark Franke “Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet.” Recall that advertising jingle from 1974? It had quite a catchy tune and was a successful advertising campaign by all accounts. Think back to what America was like in 1974. There was the Watergate scandal, resulting in the resignation of an elected president. The Vietnam War was theoretically winding down, but the only winding down was America’s military presence there, paving the way for a…

by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. I wonder if I’ll get “canceled” someday. I could trip up and say something awkward or inappropriate — and get crushed for it. It could be a phrase in a Facebook post or a newspaper article like this. It could be a slip in the classroom that gets reported by a student. It doesn’t bother me a lot. I know I’m not perfect in word, deed, motive, or thought. And I…

by Leo Morris None of my best friends are black. OK, I apologize. I did that just to get your attention. We have become so race conscious in the last couple of years, I figured that sentence would cause everybody to read further, if for no other reason than to see if I would say something irredeemably stupid. What I really want to talk about is friendship, specifically what it means to be a friend.…