A Review of “The Liberty Amendments”
By Thomas Lifson | Tomorrow marks the publication of Mark Levin’s important new book, The Liberty Amendments. I must confess that I had some trepidation when starting to read it, for as the editor of American Thinker I turn down most submissions that propose amending the Constitution as a solution for what ails us. The reason is simple: amending the Constitution is deliberately…
New FTU Course: How Sure Are We About Scientific Dating?
How reliable are current methods of dating evidence from the past? Dig into the strata of scientific data with dinosaurs, geologic epochs, and Newton’s laws. Sign in to www.freethinku.com to learn more about these course experiences, which are free for students and qualify them to participate in…
New FTU Course: Why Did We Fight the Cold War?
What threat did Communism pose to America and the world during the Cold War, and why is this fight still essential today? Grove City College professor Paul Kengor explains. Join us for Session 4 of the Conservative 101 Series by Leadership Institute and Free Think University. Sign in to www.freethinku.com to…
Faith-Based Dorms at Public Universities
By Joseph Knippenberg | I have mixed emotions about Troy University’s plan to offer faith-based campus housing. On the one hand, it seems like the careful kind of accommodation of faith in a public setting that I favor: The five-acre property is leased from the university by Troy’s foundation, a private, non-profit entity, which paid for the two buildings that comprise the housing facility, using funds from
New FTU Course: Traditionalism and ‘Ordered Liberty’?
How can we have both liberty and order? Why is tradition important? Join University of Notre Dame professor Patrick Deneen as he answers these important questions. Join us for Session 3 of the Conservative 101 Series by Leadership Institute and Free Think University. Sign in to www.freethinku.com to…
Colleges Worry Their Big Bills Will Keep Students Away
By Joe Barrett | Survey Finds More School Officials Concerns About Keeping Up Enrollment. Maintaining strong enrollment is becoming a bigger worry for college administrators as cash-strapped families begin to balk at rising tuition bills, according to a survey by audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP….
The Spread of Physician-Assisted Suicide
By Jacqueline Harvey | The expansion of physician-assisted suicide from the West to the East coast makes its legalization in other neighboring states much more likely. On May 20, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed “The Patient Choice and Control at the End of Life Act,” legalizing physician-assisted suicide (PAS) throughout the state. This event matters not only because this law governs life and death, but also because Vermont is the first state to sanction PAS through the legislative process, via the votes of elected representatives. The law also represents the spread of PAS from…
New FTU Course: What Are the Limits to Scientific Inquiry?
Are there limits to what the scientific method and discovery can teach us? Does science require insight from outside the natural sciences? Sign in to www.freethinku.com to learn more about these course experiences, which are free for students and qualify them to participate in America’s fastest-growing college scholarship fund.
Plain Talk About The Current Crisis
It’s impossible to default on the debt—-years down the road, maybe. Average monthly interest costs are $18 billion…we take in on average $225 billion. By law, the president must pay interest first before anything else. In addition to interest we must roll over the $550 billion of maturing debt each…