New FTU Course: Why is the Constitution Important?
Should courts interpret the Constitution as written, or should the courts alter the Constitution as they deem necessary? Author and radio host Mark Levin provides perspective. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them to…
Asking Questions, Seeking Answers
By John Stonestreet | We’ve all heard there are no bad questions… well, that isn’t exactly true. In fact, the very first question was bad…. In his classic work, Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton talks about an English yachtsman who, thinking he had discovered an island in the South Seas, had actually landed back in England. Chesterton said that this was his own story. All of Chesterton’s supposedly avant-garde questions about philosophy and the meaning of life had led him, slowly, inexorably along the well-worn path back to the faith of the apostles. In a newer but still marvelous book, “The End of Our Exploring,” Matthew Lee Anderson traces…
Cohabiting: A Poor Substitute for Marriage
By Eric Metaxas | The Downside of Cohabiting | Twelve years ago, half of the twenty-somethings surveyed by the National Marriage Project agreed with the statement “You would only marry someone if he or she agreed to live together with you first, so that you could find out whether you really get along.”
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….