Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018

PART I Even after achieving a conservative majority, Supreme Court declines to take Planned Parenthood cases. What does this mean for the future?

PART II The 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: How can a secular worldview sustain any notion of human rights and human dignity?

PART III Even worse, how do you protect human rights and human dignity when some now argue that such a claim is “speciesism?”

PART IV Detached from reality, idealism is not only inadequate, it is deadly

Monday, Dec. 10, 2018

PART I Scouts go to court: Gender confusion spills over as both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts compete for girls

PART II Just how much apologizing must one do to be adequately contrite? We don’t know.

PART III Generational transition before our eyes: 300 survived Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Arizona, only five remain

Friday, Dec. 7, 2018

PART I How the loss of moral authority leads to the loss of theological authority

PART II An insidious argument for abortion gains traction as pro-abortion advocates take aim at the Hyde Amendment

PART III How tourism in a small island in the Mediterranean is a microcosm of the moral revolution

PART IV Feeding two birds with one scone: Recommended language from PETA unveils deep cultural hypocrisy

Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

PART I President Bush becomes ‘our brother George’: Biblical truths behind the state funeral for George H.W. Bush

PART II The end of a religious dynasty: Are the Bushes the last establishment Protestant family in American public life?

PART III 2018 words of the year: What our language reveals about our culture?

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018

PART I Burial and the Christian worldview: What does Scripture tell us about rituals that take place after someone dies?

PART II State funerals: What are they, where did they come from, and why do we recognize them?

PART III What the National Cathedral tells us about America's history and national identity

PART IV The false promise of civil religion in a secular age

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018

PART I Thomas Altizer, theologian associated with 'God is dead' theology, dies

PART II What Einstein’s ‘God letter’ teaches us about the source of our theological authority

PART III ‘It’s the real me’: Human cloning is in the headlines, but it’s not what you think

Monday, Dec. 3, 2018

PART I A portrait of the American past: When a boy could be raised to be president

PART II The call of duty and the Greatest Generation: The teenage Naval aviator who became president

PART III President George H.W. Bush and the transformation of American politics in the 20th century

Friday, Nov. 30, 2018

PART I Why celebrity influence is not easily transferred to political candidates

PART II The death of shared stories: Exploring the dangerous effects of individualistic media consumption

PART III The real story behind the dearth of conservative late night TV hosts

PART IV How a TV show reveals human’s desire for a personal, intervening deity

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018

PART I Why the election of the next Speaker matters far beyond the House of Representatives

PART II The drama of dealmaking: Why?

PART III Liberal parents, radical kids: The generational divide in America is a worldview divide

PART IV Watch out—Kentucky politician proposes expanded gambling as the financial fix

Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018

PART I How a public debate between the President and the Chief Justice may reshape the American political landscape

PART II Custody battle over transgender issues exposes the massive fallout of the moral revolution

PART III After journey of 300 million miles, NASA’s latest Mars vehicle lands safely. What does this say about us as a species?