By Jim Denison President Obama looked “uncomfortable and intimidated” in his first meeting with military leaders after taking office, according to Gen. Stanley McChrystal. The general was even less impressed with Vice President Biden’s opposition to his Afghanistan strategy: “Are…
Faith, politics and Mom
By Jim Denison “Never discuss religion or politics in public,” my mother used to warn me. Today’s column probably proves the wisdom of her advice. Last week, USA Today reported that four Christian lawyers who vowed to be God’s ambassadors…
How to change the world
By Jim Denison During the presidency of Ronald Reagan, divorce rates escalated. Gay marriage first became legal during the administration of George W. Bush. How does culture change? What works? What doesn’t? James Davison Hunter’s latest work, To Change the…
Opinion: How to change the world
(ABP) — During the presidency of Ronald Reagan, divorce rates escalated. Gay marriage first became legal during the administration of George W. Bush. How does culture change? What works? What doesn't? James Davison Hunter's latest work, To Change the World:…
Alligators, prime ministers, and pennies
By Jim Denison Authorities in Gulfport, Miss., recently subdued a nearly-13-foot-long weighing 800 pounds. They used a forklift to get the beast out of the water, but first they duct-taped its massive jaws shut. (Who was the first person to…
Singing in the storms
By Jim Denison I’m old enough to remember a day when most people trusted the authority figures in their lives. When employees respected the companies they served, fans believed in sports heroes, and communities esteemed bankers and scientists and elected…
I am what I think you think I am
By Jim Denison Are you a candidate for the Supreme Court? Don’t answer too quickly; the list of potential nominees is growing daily. Justice John Paul Stevens will retire this summer. President Obama will then submit his second pick for…
Are we Rome?
By Jim Denison Is America in decline? Yale historian Paul Kennedy argued in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers that nations ascend due to the supremacy of their material resources. When they inevitably spend their wealth on military…
Is God your hobby?
By Jim Denison These are tough times for Christianity in the West. The Catholic Church in Germany is embroiled in an expanding sexual-abuse scandal. The head of Ireland’s Catholic Church has apologized for his role in mishandling the case of…