A recent poll by Pew Research found that a growing number of young women say that they are unlikely to get married. In an opinion piece on Fox, author J. P. De Gance decries this finding. For decades, he writes, parents have taught their daughters to obtain an education, establish a career, and become financially…
In February 2021, Dr. Zeena Shelal’s husband, Sam, was diagnosed with COVID-19. His condition soon deteriorated and in mid-February he was admitted to the hospital. Over the next two weeks, Sam’s condition grew worse. Zeena was told that his condition was critical and that Sam might not survive. On March 9, Sam was discharged from…
Destruction has a negative connotation, but in fact, destruction can be a good thing. For example, since January 2020, much of the world’s focus has been on containing and destroying the coronavirus. Only a misanthrope would regard the destruction of the deadly virus to be bad because doing so means the elimination of something that…
In recent years, it has grown increasingly popular to attack real estate investors. Whether they are flippers, landlords, or developers, a coalition consisting of property owners, organizations like Black Lives Matter, and housing advocates denounce investors as villains who destroy neighborhoods and place profit before people. Unfortunately, many investors offer apologies for their actions, rather…
For the past several months, public officials in Seattle have been considering an ordinance that would legalize theft, assault, and nearly one hundred other misdemeanors. While critics have argued that the law would invite a dramatic increase in crime, they are failing to address the fundamental issue—the premise that individuals have a right to a…
All of us must make choices in life. All of us must choose the values that we believe will bring us happiness. We must choose the means for attaining those values. And we must also weigh the risks associated with our pursuit of those values. Infectious disease expert, Dr. Amesh Adalja addresses this issue in…
Many critics of opening the economy claim that it means sacrificing the weak. The truth is, not opening the economy means sacrificing the strong–those who can and produce the values that all of us–weak and strong alike–want and need. Regardless of our risk level, we must consume values in order to live. And before values…
In America today, humility is widely regarded as a virtue. In connotation and denotation, humility is viewed as having a low view of one’s importance. In contrast, pride is widely regard as a vice. Indeed, in Christian morality, pride is the worst of sins. But pride means “a becoming or dignified sense of what is…
The political policies that we embrace and advocate today do more than impact our lives in the short-term. They impact and shape the lives of our children, grandchildren, and countless generations to come. If we make the right decisions, we can provide our children and grandchildren with freedom and opportunity. We can enable them to…
For decades, we have been told that individuals have a “right” to certain values, such as an education, a “living wage,” and health care. Such claims ignore the meaning of the concept right. Rights pertain to action–the freedom to take the actions one deems appropriate. The right to free speech means the freedom to express…