Rob Natelson’s essay, “The Constitutional Line on Direct Taxes,” concludes that the Supreme Court’s decisions involving direct and indirect taxes have been “conflicting, uncertain—and wrong.” Those decisions may have been conflicting and uncertain, but whether they are wrong is a more complicated question. 　　He urges us to do a deep dive into “eighteenth-century tax vocabulary and … contemporaneous tax laws”...

　　The modern United States of America is not a “white supremacist” society. In his recently published The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism is Tearing America Apart, Claremont Institute’s Jeremy Carl makes one of the most obvious but least discussed points of our era: there exists far more bigotry against whites, and less bigotry against population minorities (although some certainly remains)...

　　Why Is Spiritual Growth Important? 　　August 12 　　Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be...

　　Weekend, August 10, 2024 　　The Father’s Table 　　You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. (Psalm 23:5 NLT) 　　There is a real spiritual battle that rages for Christians. And many are shocked to find that the Christian life is not a playground but a battleground. 　　David wrote in Psalm 23, “You prepare a feast for me...

　　BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY:Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the...

　　Theres a hidden Christian message behind what may be the most celebrated image of the 2024 Olympics. 　　On July 29, in round three of the shortboard surfing competition, Brazils Gabriel Medina faced off against Japans Kanoa Igarashi, who eliminated Medina in the last Olympics. In his second wave, Medina emerged from a tube exuberant, with both palms open, suggesting that...

　　Amid the culture war, there has been an ongoing debate over publicly acceptable speech. This should be of no surprise to chroniclers of the decline of the West, because it is when civilizations lose faith in their moral certainties and founding beliefs that they are susceptible to existential challenge and collapse. Foreign and domestic enemies undermine the shared stories we...

　　Joy in Every Circumstance 　　Weekly Overview: 　　As children of the Most High God, we are to be marked by contagious, unceasing joy. Through the Holy Spirit we have access to an unending supply of joy that comes from the wellspring of restored relationship with our heavenly Father. God longs to fill us with his joy that we might live the...

　　Some Minnesotans dont recognize Gov. Tim Walz in the vaunted coverage hes received since becoming Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harriss pick for vice president this week. 　　Walz, 60, is a self-described Minnesota Lutheran, belonging to the mainline Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ECLA), according to Religion News Service. Profiles of the former teacher turned politician are punctuated with descriptors like...

　　Doris Brougham, an American missionary, who for 70 years used English and music to share Christ with millions of Taiwanese people, died Tuesday at the age of 98. 　　Through radio, television, magazines, live performances, and in-person classes, Broughams organization Overseas Radio Television (ORTV) taught everyone from dignitaries to middle school students how to speak English. At the same time, she...

　　President Biden’s recently announced attempt to impose term limits and an ethics code on the Supreme Court comes just three years after his “Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court” flirted with a court-packing proposal that was backed by many in his party. These two instances represent the only significant efforts by the executive branch, aside from Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal...

　　In the last two years, artificial intelligence has surged into everyday life. ChatGPT was adopted faster than any previous consumer technology. Because it can instantaneously synthesize information, AI has already changed the way students must be tested and threatens to displace workers from concierges to coders. Even political candidates debate over appropriate AI policy. This technological supernova took almost everyone...