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Dear readers, I am going to take a couple of weeks off and will return in the second week of March. In the meantime, here is something to think about. The Prisoner’s Dilemma is a game demonstrating the difficulty of reconciling self-interest with the common good. I imagine most readers are familiar with it. In… Read more

Presidents’ Day 2026. I wonder how the “dear leader” will encourage us to observe it. Perhaps he will suggest that Trump be added alongside Washington and Lincoln. After all, he has claimed to be more patriotic than Washington and to have done more for Black citizens than Lincoln. That bizarre fantasy aside, how will the… Read more

Every year at this time I, along with many others, feel compelled to write about the sin of antisemitism which has soiled our Christian faith for far too long. The season of Lent is meant to be a time of self-examination and repentance. Yet it has too often been used by some Christians as an… Read more

The Trump administration has announced it will no longer enforce environmental laws and regulations related to greenhouse gases. It is a destructively foolish move that threatens the health and welfare of all living creatures and illustrates contempt for our sacred duty to be good stewards of creation. With that in mind, it is worthwhile to… Read more

Turning Point USA sponsored an alternative halftime entertainment during the Super Bowl. One of the featured acts performed a country song lamenting how small-town values and the “all-American virtues” they supposedly embody are disrespected by urban America and the elites presumed to look down on rural people. It is a theme that resonates deeply within… Read more

Christians begin their annual six-week season of preparation for Easter on Wednesday, February 18, Ash Wednesday. It is a time for self-examination and reflection on following Jesus in the way of his commandment: to love one another as he has loved us, and to be agents of godly justice who confront every form of oppression… Read more