The View from This Seat

This post is about a notable man about whom I have mixed feelings and about a notable research center about which I have much appreciation. ...

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.—and it is the 400 th anniversary of what is often said to be the first Thanksgiving Day. I n 1621,...

His obituary begins, “Dr. Edwin Luther Copeland, missionary, educator, scholar, beloved husband and father, died on November 19, 2011, in R...

The Mauritanian (2021) is a powerful movie. After watching it last month, I felt the need to write something about the Guantanamo Bay deten...

On October 31, Senator Josh Hawley spoke at the National Conservatism Conference, which met in Orlando, Fla. His keynote address was titled ...

So, what do you think about the presidential election of ’16? Actually, there have been three elections in ’16, the first being in 1816 when...

A good friend recently wrote, “My usual optimism is fading.” I responded, “I am sorry to hear that your optimism is waning—but that is not n...