I've always prided myself on being a "student of history" -- meaning that I read and think a great deal about the past and try to apply its lessons to the future. Is this a valid concept? Am I missing a bigger picture? Do you have any tips on...
Rob Portman, a Republican Senator from Ohio, recently decided to openly support gay marriage after his son came out to him and his wife. What can be done to help other conservatives see gay marriage in a new light -- as a matter of liberty and...
Under what circumstances would a free society use nuclear weapons -- or chemical or biological weapons? Are they so destructive that their use would never be acceptable? Or might they be used in self-defense to win a war or win a war more quickly?
When people adopt a religion, philosophy, or politics as their own, they often don't think through every issue -- or they've not done so yet. Does accepting the various positions of that ideology as a kind of default amount to accepting them on...
Are the Ten Commandments a useful guide to living a good life, even for people who are not Jewish or Christian? Can the religious background be removed? Should a rational person look to religious scriptures for ethical guidance?
Recently, the New Orleans Saints were heavily penalized for their defense's three-year "bounty program," which offered cash rewards for injuring players on opposing teams. (See...
