We need some real clear thinking here: My title contains a somewhat strange combination of terms, but many will know where I am headed with…
All Points Books, 2020. You really need to read the latest book by Dinesh D’Souza: Socialism, says D’Souza, is the most discredited idea in history…
Bernie Sanders is not the first person to try to establish socialism in America: If Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic nomination and goes on to…
Christians can have some quite muddled thinking on things like “social justice”: Having just been chided by a ‘Christian socialist’ on another page on this…
What we need to know about Thanksgiving – and economics: With wokeness breaking out all around us, it is not surprising to see historical revisionism…
Broadside Books, 2019. Rand Paul’s new book on socialism is a must read: Today there are far too many Westerners – including politicians, opinion-makers and…
The dead-end street of socialism: There are many things one can do with wealth. But before it can be used, it first must be created.…
I had intended for a while now to write a piece on all the ‘good’ that socialism has done for Venezuela. Four days ago that…
There is plenty of fuzzy thinking about what is variously called Scandinavian socialism, the Nordic model, democratic socialism, and so on. And now that most…
Long ago Winston Churchill rightly warned, “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is…
There is nothing wrong with being concerned about the wellbeing of your neighbour. But there is plenty wrong in thinking that more Big Government is…
It was Lenin who talked about “useful idiots” in the West who did all the dirty work for the Communists: they sang the praises of…
With a hardcore socialist seeking to become President of the United States, and having just won the New Hampshire primary, it is worth looking briefly…
Old, failed ideologies seldom are killed off easily, or die off only once. They have a nasty habit of showing up again and again in…
The new leader of Federal Labor, Kevin Rudd, is seeking to take his party in new directions, while holding on to older core values. Such…
What others are saying about preaching: Some of you might think, ‘I am not a preacher, so this article is not for me.’ There are…
Anarchism is not a viable biblical or political option: It is vital that we get the biblical position on government correct. If not, we can…
We have good reason to remain hopeful: Some of you will recall a major theme of a book penned back in 1946: Man’s Search for…
USA Press, 2023. A new resource on the war we are in: There are now quite a few very good books available which offer telling…
Climate religion has its fair share of fanatic devotees: Human beings are inescapably religious, and if they will not worship the one true God, they…