Some people oppose industrial offshore development of wind farms because they will harm their ocean view. Some oppose them because they will result in higher electricity rates. Others oppose them because they will hurt commercial fishing, resulting in the destruction…
Rights Trump Politics
Politics are real. Politics sets priorities between competing public interests. The process is never perfect. It gets ugly when existing political interests work against your individual rights. Let’s take an easy example first. Suppose you want to gather people together…
Does Your Work Matter to God?
Since many of us spend so much time and energy in our work, it’s good to reflect on vocations (and avocations, that is, voluntary work) – since we recently celebrated Labor Day. This pandemic has caused many to not be able to…
When Will the Bubble Burst?
Last September, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted the federal debt wouldn’t hit $29 trillion until 2028 and yet here it already stands at $28.7 trillion and is set to surpass $29 trillion within weeks. That’s $86,036 for every single…
Embracing a Paradox
“The fool hath said in his heart, ‘There is no God…” Psalms 14 The greatest tragedy of the fool is not only that he has rejected God as his creator, but that he has also rejected God as his savior.…
Evidence for the Exodus
The Ipuwer papyrus, also known as the ‘Admonitions of Ipuwer’, is a controversial composition, written by a royal Egyptian scribe of the same name, that describes starvation, drought, death, and violent upheavals in ancient Egypt. Currently housed at the National…