Back in the 1970s and early 1980s, public broadcasting aired a television series titled “Meeting of the Minds,” created, produced, written and starring the multitalented polymath Steve Allen
In his first epistle to St. Timothy, the Apostle Paul includes a warning about money: Those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts
Review of Serhii Plokhy’s The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (Perseus Academic, 2015). It is hard to get objective information about Ukraine. This isn’t just because the initial frame
The final issue of Religion & Liberty for 2016 will explore a breadth and depth of topics, including the “ten dollar founding father,” why we need those dollars, the danger of a utopian
Every year we want to expand and improve our event offerings. In 2016, we held more than 25 events, including lectures in our auditorium, film screenings, receptions around the United States
Good leadership involves a lot more than ordering underlings around, and one prominent businesswoman, Cheryl A. Bachelder, has built her career on being a different sort of leader. In early
For where belief dwells, the spider may not stir, neither by day nor by night. Though few Americans today have heard of Jeremias Gotthelf, he belongs among the great European authors of the
Mark 1:16–20 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will
Review of If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty (Viking 2016) by Eric Metaxas. Though we have enjoyed the summer heat for many weeks now, we should reflect on the
The appeal of Bernie Sanders’ socialism is a puzzle to many; his appeal rises when economics is understood mechanistically, subject to impersonal forces and nefarious individuals. As a
Review of The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does (Regnery 2016) by George Gilder. Citizens of the world’s superpower are worried about the future. Polls of
Questions about what makes a good or a bad leader dominate many conversations as we approach the 2016 presidential election. Real leadership happens all around us, not just in the Oval