Free speech on campus isn’t absolute
Originally appeared at the Denver Gazette on May 2, 2024. Fierce campus debates swirl around the Israel-Hamas war. One of them is a debate…
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Purim: Christian reflection on a Jewish holiday
Is the Book of Esther repeating itself? Originally appeared at the Washington Times on March 22, 2024 and Christian Post on March 23, 2024.…
Students are graduating from universities without an understanding of their own country
Why a robust university core curriculum matters Originally appeared at the Washington Times on March 6, 2024. In the past five months, it has…
Why AI Can Never Replace The Need For Reading And Writing
Originally appeared at The Federalist on February 27, 2024 Last semester I had a memorable conversation with a student at our university about writing.…
5 reasons why we desperately need Christmas this year
George Bailey, Scrooge and the Grinch resonate because they represent us and our need for Christmas Originally appeared as an op-ed at Fox News…
What the Three University Presidents Should Have Said
Originally appeared as an op-ed at Townhall.com on December 13, 2023 The testimony of three university presidents at last week’s congressional hearing about antisemitism…
Why do we need Thanksgiving?
Originally appeared as an op-ed at the Christian Post on Nov. 21, 2023 and the Washington Times on Nov. 23, 2023. A good friend…
The Return of Haman and the Hatred that Will Not Go Away
Lightly edited rough transcription of a chapel talk given at Colorado Christian University on November 7, 2023. Based on Esther 3:1-6 and Psalm 83.…
PERSPECTIVE: A moral madness on campus
Originally appeared as an op-ed at the Denver Gazette and Colorado Springs Gazette on Nov. 5, 2023 and at the Washington Examiner on Nov.…
Pro-Hamas protests expose the massive failure at the heart of American higher education
The war against Israel has provided a window into the ugly side of higher education Op-ed originally appeared on Fox News on October 31,…