New FTU Course: What was the 1994 Republican Revolution?
What was the “Contract with America” and how did a struggling party sweep the 1994 elections? Insider Kerry Knott of the C.S. Lewis Institute explains this moment in US history. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them to participate in America’s fastest-growing college scholarship fund.
The Crux of Religious Liberty: Do We Practice What We Preach?
By John Stonestreet | In the midst of all of our talk about religious liberty, we face a tough question: Will we practice what we preach? In 2009, Chuck Colson and Drs. Timothy and Robert George launched the Manhattan Declaration, calling Christians of all traditions to defend marriage, the sanctity…
What’s the Glitch in Our Moral Software?
By Eric Metaxas | Black Friday came a little early this year in Louisiana, with shoppers emptying store shelves. But why it happened says a lot about who we are as humans…On October 13, Wal-Mart shelves in Springhill and Mansfield, Louisiana, were stripped bare as hundreds of shoppers descended on the…
New FTU Course: What was the Reagan Revolution?
Conservatism reached a zenith under the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Dr. George Nash of the Russell Kirk Center looks at what fueled this revolution and how it came to prominence. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them to participate in America’s fastest-growing college scholarship fund….
Do we offer free college, skip college, or find another solution?
By Ben Velderman | Have you heard the one about the 115,520 janitors who have a college degree? That might sound like the setup for a joke, but it’s not. It’s a statistic from the U.S. Department of Labor, and it’s gotten a lot of attention as Americans are reassessing the value of a college degree…
Dancing with the Devil: Lessons from Negotiating with Rogues and Terrorists
Whether wielding nuclear or chemical weapons, sponsoring truck bombs, or taking hostages, rogue regimes and terrorist groups continue to threaten the United States and its allies. How should America address the rogue threat? Highlighting research from his new book, “Dancing with the Devil” (Encounter Books, February 2014), Michael Rubin will describe not only lessons Americans have learned from decades of engaging Iran, North Korea, the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Taliban, but also what rogue regimes and terrorists have concluded about dialogue with Americans.
The Art and Science of the Humblebrag
By Tim Challies | Of all the words coined in response to the realities of this digital world, of all the words recently added to the dictionary, humblebrag must be among the best. According to the Macmillan dictionary, a humblebrag is “a statement in which you pretend to be modest but which you are really…
Ten Lewis Quotes That Show He Was Ahead of His Time
By Tyler Huckabee | 50 years after his death, Oxford’s lion roars on. Fifty years ago on November 22, C.S. Lewis quietly passed away in his home. His death went widely unnoticed, as JFK was assassinated on the same day (Brave New World author Aldous Huxley also died, making November 22, 1963 a truly…
New FTU Course: What is Social Conservatism?
Why do conservatives care about “fighting for traditional values” and “preserving the civil society”? Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, makes the case in this 10th lesson in our Conservatism 101 series. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them to participate…