Come to the World Congress of Families
This October, an amazing slate of speakers and entertainment — including The Piano Guys and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir — will come together to inform, energize and uplift an international gathering in...
View ArticleIs Family Culture Ready for a Rebound?
This piece was written by Derek Monson. Over at the Institute for Family Studies blog, family researcher Dr. Brad Wilcox makes an intriguing case, based on data trends in family formation, that the...
View ArticleReduce poverty with free market
Poverty is not created – it is the natural state of man. For proof, see human history. The question then becomes: How do we reduce poverty? This is the heart of economics: the study of rationing...
View ArticleAnd They’re Off…Heading to a Radical New World
This article is by Derek Monson. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage, several articles were published by Politico portraying the future of cultural and social policy debates....
View ArticleThe Conservative Heart
The following was written by Stan Rasmussen. Hmm, you’re thinking … how to spend the weekend? Well, wonder no more: Swing by your favorite local bookstore today or go online and order a copy of The...
View ArticleIntolerance and the Boy Scouts’ new policy
The following was written by Derek Monson. In response to the Boy Scouts National Executive Board vote finalizing the decision to allow openly gay leaders, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
View ArticleWhere Do We Go from Here?
This article is by Stan Rasmussen of the Sutherland Institute. With the recent decision of the Boy Scouts of America National Executive Board to rescind the ban on gay Scout leaders, and the tenor of...
View ArticleThe Violent Persecution of Christians in the Middle East
With all of the (appropriate) concern about religious liberty conflicts developing in the United States, we must not forget the persecution and slaughter of Christians in other parts of the world. The...
View ArticleHow is this not ‘compelled speech’?
Justice Antonin Scalia has noted how normal legal rules have been inexplicably distorted or even ignored in order to protect the U.S. Supreme Court’s indefensible decision on abortion. This “abortion...
View ArticleThree Americans on train gave others the gift of courage
The following was written by Dave Buer. Fear is contagious. But so is courage. Courage is contagious, and it recently helped save dozens of lives in France. As you’ve probably heard, last week a...
View ArticleThe continuing train wreck of Obamacare
The following was written by Stan Rasmussen. In a recent column, Guy Benson cites recent reports in The Hill, The Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times detailing the “story out of Kentucky,...
View ArticleIn Education, Parental Rights are Foremost
The following was written by Christine Cooke. Many understand education to be a state and local issue, and that federal intervention has increased during the past several decades. But our history...
View ArticleHow Courts are Making Light of Religious Beliefs
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. The following was written by William C. Duncan. Last month, an appeals court in New York upheld a $13,000 fine levied by the State...
View ArticleParents and Family: Protection Against a Dysfunctional Culture
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. The following was written by Stan Rasmussen. With increasing frequency, respected thought leaders are discussing legitimate concerns about...
View ArticleWhy the Silence on Education?
The following was written by Christine Cook. Have you noticed what’s missing from this presidential election cycle? It’s not social media wars, parody, physical assaults, or other drama. It’s a...
View ArticleVoters Need to Ask Themselves – Not Candidates – a Few Questions
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. The following was written by Boyd Matheson. In major election years it is important to realize that as voters, we don’t get what we pay...
View ArticleWho Should Find Solutions: Everybody, Anybody, Somebody or Nobody?
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. The following was written by Boyd Matheson. What the world needs most today is a lot less shoulder-shrugging and a lot more...
View ArticleArtistic Merit in Our Time
I think it’s the province of some senior citizens and some pretentious artsy types to bemoan the deteriorating conditions of the American cultural landscape. However, their claims are not without...
View Article“Livin’ La Vida Single”
For those who don’t know Spanglish or old Ricky Martin lyrics, the title is roughly translated as “living the single life.” I’ll begin with a confession: I had a hard time deciding what to write about....
View Article“The Lord is On Thy Side” A Missionary Returns Home Early
The flight didn’t seem very full. I wasn’t particularly happy to be onboard myself but I found my way to my seat and settled in for the long trip ahead. I was sure I wouldn’t be able to sleep, nor...
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