Mr. Trump unsurprisingly has defied convention and already declared himself a candidate for 2020, even before the 2018 elections.  No other politician is likely to declare prior to the 2018 election, and the Republican party has no interest in a feud with the current president prior to the election–the Republicans want to be as unified […]

I am conducting research for a presentation that I will make, Lord willing, the first week of April at the Association of Private Enterprise Education conference. Chafer’s 4th volume discusses ecclesiology. Chapter 11 is about contrast between law and grace. I thought this quote discussing individual responsibility in the “Church Age” was interesting from the […]

One of the hidden-from-view debates going on among intellectuals and elites is the idea of the Universal Basic Income (UBI).  The basic idea is let’s get rid of all welfare programs, and give everybody a check of some minimum amount that would meet the essentials of life.  You could have it baked into the tax […]

The Bereans discuss Michael Gerson’s article from The Atlantic.  

In many ways, President Trump is a policy tumbleweed. He doesn’t seem able to remain focused for very long on a single issue. However, this vacillation does not seem to be the case with his economic nationalism. He does seem able to focus on protectionism; whether he is attempting to restrict immigration or global trade, […]

Gary Cohn, head of Donald Trump’s National Economic Council, has resigned his post. Reports indicate Cohn reached an impasse with Trump over the President’s decision to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Cohn was not only a consistent voice for free trade, he was also one of the few advisors committed to speaking the […]

The Bereans discuss: Gun Control The “Death” of Conservatism

  I love American Steel.  And American Aluminum.  I am a casual purchaser of metal, but frequently enough that I have an account at the local Dayton office of ALRO Steel.  I am a novice welder and car builder, which means I need raw materials to work with.  American metals are far higher quality to […]

This weekend I was able to listen to a Cato Institute podcast featuring Douglas A. Irwin’s new book Clashing over Commerce. The book highlights the politics undergirding the history of international trade protectionism in the United States. I found Irwin’s discussion with interviewer Caleb Brown to be helpful and to shed a little light on […]

How do you take a significant segment of the church in the United States, called to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ – Lord of heaven and of earth, the Alpha and the Omega, the eternal Word, son of God, son of Man, son of David, the lamb of God slain from the foundation of […]