The True Genius of the U.S. Constitution

From First Thoughts

An article of mine was published last week in the Center for Public Justice’s Capital Commentary:This year marks the 225th anniversary of the United States Constitution, by far the oldest functioning constitutional document still in effect. It has weathered the vicissitudes of history, . . . . Continue Reading »

Further thoughts on Chuck Colson

From First Thoughts

As promised, here is something I wrote about Chuck Colson for Christian Courier. It appeared in the 14 May issue:As a young man, I cut my political teeth on the Watergate scandal, which brought down a sitting president and led to the conviction and incarceration of several members of his . . . . Continue Reading »

Over-reacting to ‘creeping sharia’

From First Thoughts

Matthew Schmitz is dead on in alerting us to the negative impact of Fears of ‘Creeping Sharia’. Several US states, including Kansas, are taking legislative action to stop what they persist in believing to be a domestic threat from muslim sharia law. Such efforts are of dubious . . . . Continue Reading »

June notes

From First Thoughts

I really wanted to be at the Christians in Political Science conference at Gordon College last week, but was unable to make it. Fortunately one of the highlights, Miroslav Volf’s lecture, was recorded and has been posted on youtube. One of the respondents, Dr. Paul Brink, is a former student . . . . Continue Reading »