Ken Connor column
Ken Connor is a lawyer and co-author of "Sinful Silence: When Christians Neglect Their Civic Duty." He is also Chairman of the Center for a Just Society. For more articles and resources from Mr. Connor and the Center for a Just Society, go to www.centerforajustsociety.org


Are Mormons Christian?
Ken Connor
October 12, 2011

"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on the level with a . . .


Looking for salvation in all the wrong places
Ken Connor
October 4, 2011

The need to worship is hardwired into the human psyche. Yet, as unfashionable as it's become in the last century to worship the God of Creation, the same cannot . . .


A win for elder advocacy
Ken Connor
September 28, 2011

Last week, the MacArthur Foundation announced the winners of their annual "Genius Grant" awards. Among the winners is Marie-Therese Connolly, an attorney and . . .


Marriage matters
Ken Connor
September 21, 2011

In his seminal work, After Virtue, philosopher Alisdair MacIntyre argues that the abandonment of Aristotelian ethics lies at the heart of modern society's slide . . .


Clergy banished from Ground Zero
Ken Connor
September 13, 2011

On Sunday, September 11, 2011, Americans across the country and around the world joined together to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. On . . .


Heaven help the aged
Ken Connor
September 4, 2011

They say there are only two sure things in life: death and taxes. Thanks to unbelievable gains in medical technology in recent years however, most Americans are . . .


Right in our own eyes
Ken Connor
August 27, 2011

"In those days, there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes." Judges 17: 6 (ESV) You have to hand it to the British... they don . . .


Values voters are still in the game
Ken Connor
August 19, 2011

In these difficult economic times, both sides of the political aisle are desperate to convince the American people that they are the party with the best plan . . .


Shooting the messengers
Ken Connor
August 12, 2011

In the wake of Congress's 11th hour vote to raise the debt limit through the fall of 2012, the Tea Party is once again the center of attention for Beltway . . .


On sowing and reaping
Ken Connor
August 6, 2011

Let's face it, if your contentment level is tied to your 401(K), you're probably not feeling too good right now. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped . . .


What's in a name?
Ken Connor
July 29, 2011

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12 (NIV) Campus Crusade for . . .


Size matters
Ken Connor
July 23, 2011

Last week, I wrote that the current deficit and debt ceiling negotiations happening in Washington represent politics at their worst — politics on steroids . . .


It's now or never
Ken Connor
July 16, 2011

Another week has come and gone, and our government still cannot agree on a plan for addressing America's impending financial disaster. Each day, Wall Street and . . .


Not guilty!
Ken Connor
July 9, 2011

Casey Anthony's acquittal of the killing of her precious child, Caylee, has shocked the nation. Many who watched the trial on TV — and who were not . . .


Mid East misogyny and the plight of Muslim women
Ken Connor
July 1, 2011

"[S]ome things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice." Ayan Hirsi In her best-selling autobiography, Infidel, . . .


A question of principle
Ken Connor
June 24, 2011

In modern politics, the "single issue voter" gets a pretty bad rap. He is seen as unrealistic and intellectually myopic, a disservice to his party and, . . .


And they're off!
Ken Connor
June 17, 2011

This week in Manchester, New Hampshire, seven Republican contenders faced off in the first GOP primary debate of the season, attempting to make their case to . . .


Time for a return to checks and balances
Ken Connor
June 10, 2011

In December, 2007, the Boston Globe published a Q&A; with then-candidate Barack Obama in which the subject of Executive War Powers was addressed. "In what . . .


Enough from the peanut gallery
Ken Connor
June 3, 2011

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered with failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither . . .


The folly of forsaking our friends in Israel
Ken Connor
May 28, 2011

"Israel has no better friend than America, and America has no better friend than Israel." Benjamin Netanyahu In a speech before a joint session of Congress . . .


'Til debt do us part
Ken Connor
May 21, 2011

"Pay all your debts, except the debt of love for others — never finish paying that." Romans 13:8 (TLB) As predicted, the American government this week . . .


Can liberty thrive in an illiberal culture?
Ken Connor
May 13, 2011

The desire for freedom is something hardwired into the fabric of the human soul. Unfortunately, so is the desire for power and control. This tension is playing . . .


We got him!
Ken Connor
May 7, 2011

When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. Proverbs 11:10, NIV We finally got him. Almost a decade after . . .


Is the party over?
Ken Connor
April 30, 2011

Let's not kid ourselves: The policy train in American government has largely been driven by powerful special interests. These enterprises invest enormous . . .


Do we have the gumption to take our medicine?
Ken Connor
April 23, 2011

With Washington's budget showdown over — for now, at least — attention has shifted to the next major government funding crisis on the horizon. With . . .


Defund Planned Parenthood now
Ken Connor
April 15, 2011

In the days leading up to the eleventh-hour budget deal reached last Friday, the Liberal Left was out in frenzied force, gnashing their teeth in opposition to . . .


Answering the call with feet of clay
Ken Connor
April 8, 2011

Monday, April 4, 2011 marked the 43rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s tragic death. Cut down in his prime by an assassin's bullet, Dr. King's . . .


It's more than the economy, stupid!
Ken Connor
April 1, 2011

As the Iowa caucuses loom, potential contenders for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are jockeying for position, each eager to establish themselves . . .


Slouching toward mediocrity
Ken Connor
March 25, 2011

It's deja vu all over again in Washington, as Republicans and Democrats face off over the budget and the possibility of a government shut-down looms on the . . .


Failing to protect our own in America's nursing homes
Ken Connor
March 18, 2011

"Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it . . .


Our liberty is what makes us strong
Ken Connor
March 11, 2011

In America, it's easy to take freedom speech for granted. After all, for citizens of the United States, free speech is a birthright, an ideal deeply woven into . . .


Recalculating the odds: Obama and DOMA
Ken Connor
March 5, 2011

During his campaign, Candidate Barack Obama repeatedly cited his opposition to same sex marriage. On the Human Rights Campaign's 2008 Presidential Survey, he . . .


Balancing the budget: do Americans have what it takes?
Ken Connor
February 25, 2011

Many times, the problems in life that seem most complex are quite the opposite: They are simple issues that have been complicated and muddled by factors such as . . .


Bloated budgets endanger freedom
Ken Connor
February 18, 2011

Inside the beltway, discussion of President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2012 has provoked the "Sturm und Drang" that we have come to expect in the . . .


Have a little faith
Ken Connor
February 11, 2011

"We like to pretend that our experiments define the truth for us. But that's often not the case. Just because an idea is true doesn't mean it can be proved.  . . .


So much for tolerance
Ken Connor
February 4, 2011

One of the hallmarks of contemporary Liberalism is an embrace of multiculturalism. A truly progressive society, so the thinking goes, is one in which people . . .


The GOP's selective constitutionalism
Ken Connor
January 28, 2011

"[The right to trial by jury is] the most transcendent privilege which any subject can enjoy, or wish for, that he cannot be affected either in his property, . . .


Ike's admonition
Ken Connor
January 21, 2011

The 50th anniversary of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's famous farewell address to the nation has prompted much discussion about the prescience of his message. . . .


Why waste a good tragedy?
Ken Connor
January 14, 2011

The tragic shooting in Tuscon, AZ continues to dominate the headlines and occupy the attention of our President and Congress. Fueled by the relentless nature . . .


The diversity police are at it again
Ken Connor
January 8, 2011

An alarm has been sounded for Republicans who advocate big-government, abortion, gay marriage, and gun control: Take heed! The GOP is being taken over by  . . .


One solitary life
Ken Connor
December 22, 2010

A few weeks back, media-mogul and mega-millionaire Ted Turner (himself a father of five and prominent among the "do as I say, not as I do" liberal elite) . . .


Restrained by the Constitution
Ken Connor
December 17, 2010

"In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." Thomas Jefferson  . . .


The fine art of seduction
Ken Connor
December 11, 2010

Let the American people take note: the wooing has begun. The victors of the 2010 midterm elections haven't even been sworn into office and already they are . . .


Balancing rights: privacy v. life
Ken Connor
December 3, 2010

There's been much controversy in recent weeks over the issue of full body scans and pat-downs at airport security checkpoints across America. Individuals from . . .


The good life is found in Jesus Christ
Ken Connor
November 26, 2010

"... I have learned to be content, whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret . . .


The road ahead: tax and spend or cut and save?
Ken Connor
November 20, 2010

As Congress' lame duck session gets underway, the nation is watching to see if the Democrats will attempt to capitalize on their last few weeks of hegemony . . .


Hell no, she won't go!
Ken Connor
November 13, 2010

With great power comes great responsibility. When things go well, the person in power tends to get the credit, and when they go poorly, that same person will . . .


Change and hope
Ken Connor
November 6, 2010

The results are in, and in the words of former President George W. Bush, it was a thumping. What this nation witnessed on November 2nd was not merely a wave . . .


Left's tolerance limited to liberals
Ken Connor
October 30, 2010

The Good Book tells us that pride goes before a fall, and with the midterm elections looming perhaps nothing encapsulates the truth of this maxim more than the . . .


Multiculturalism: political correctness run amok
Ken Connor
October 23, 2010

"We . . . take our form-freedom balance in government for granted as though it were natural. There is form in acknowledging the obligations in society, and . . .


Elder abuse: America's dirty secret
Ken Connor
October 16, 2010

The plight of elderly Americans has been a top concern of the Center for a Just Society since our inception in 2005, and as senior citizens comprise an ever . . .


What goes around, comes around
Ken Connor
October 8, 2010

"The fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men." Edmund Burke The quest for victory in politics and the power it . . .


Colbert testimony funny, but inappropriate
Ken Connor
October 1, 2010

It's hard to imagine how the American public's opinion of Congress could get much worse than it is already, but last week, Representative Zoe Lofgren tested . . .


If you can't beat 'em, co-opt 'em!
Ken Connor
September 24, 2010

As the midterm elections rapidly approach and Tea Party candidates continue to gain ground in primary battles across the country, the Republican establishment . . .


Muslims behaving badly
Ken Connor
September 17, 2010

The freedom to speak freely is a hallmark of the American constitutional tradition, as is the freedom of religion. These twin liberties are two reasons why so . . .


Free to choose -- for now
Ken Connor
September 10, 2010

For a long time, the western world has largely accommodated competing religious views with a "whatever floats your boat" mentality. Religious pluralism has . . .


Deja vu all over again
Ken Connor
September 3, 2010

It's deja vu all over again in Washington as the midterm elections rapidly approach and all signs point to an electoral route of the party in power. Four years . . .


Obama, stem cells, and the rule of law
Ken Connor
August 27, 2010

During his inaugural address, President Obama pledged to "restore science to its rightful place." The comment was interpreted at the time as a not-so-subtle . . .


Right v. rectitude
Ken Connor
August 20, 2010

The growing opposition to plans for a Muslim cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero have prompted some on the Left to speak out in defense of religious . . .


Which is to be master?
Ken Connor
August 14, 2010

In a breathtaking act of judicial overreach, a federal judge in the Golden State overturned California's Proposition 8 recognizing "marriage" as valid only . . .


The purpose of parenting
Ken Connor
August 7, 2010

A recent article in New York Magazine entitled "All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting," examines the relationship between child-rearing and happiness.  . . .


Ideology v. reality
Ken Connor
July 30, 2010

The dog days of summer are almost upon us, and as autumn approaches and the midterm elections loom, the American people have many important issues on their . . .


A misguided decision
Ken Connor
July 24, 2010

Across the country, the debate rages on over the Obama administration's decision to file suit against the state of Arizona over its recently passed immigration . . .


A libertarian's misplaced attack on the Constitution
Ken Connor
July 16, 2010

"I consider [trial by jury] as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution." Thomas . . .


It's the culture, stupid
Ken Connor
July 9, 2010

"[I]f you are dependent on people who do not know you, who control the value of your necessities, you are not free, and you are not safe." Wendell Berry, Sex, . . .


The failing Fourth Estate
Ken Connor
July 2, 2010

"I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control . . .


Too big to care?
Ken Connor
June 25, 2010

It's been a rough few weeks for BP CEO Tony Hayward. Watching the embattled executive weather several hours of angry cross-examination on Capitol Hill last . . .


Washington's double standard
Ken Connor
June 18, 2010

There's recently been some chatter in the blogosphere debating the need for a new amendment to the Constitution — one that would require laws passed by Congress . . .


Banana republic?
Ken Connor
June 11, 2010

A week after Congress passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (otherwise known as Massive Bank Bailout Number One), noted journalist and . . .


Going out of business?
Ken Connor
June 4, 2010

In September 2008, as our President announced that he was abandoning the free market in order to save it and Congress was scrambling to pass the Emergency . . .


The importance of America's civil justice system
Ken Connor
May 29, 2010

Over a month after the devastating explosion that took the lives of 11 workers and initiated the biggest offshore oil spill since Exxon Valdez, the oil . . .


Change we can believe in?
Ken Connor
May 21, 2010

"There are those who tout their experience working the system in Washington . . . but the problem is that the system in Washington isn't working for us and hasn . . .


Constitution, not court, is Supreme
Ken Connor
May 14, 2010

"The democratic integrity of the law . . . depends entirely upon the degree to which its processes are legitimate. A judge who announces a decision must be . . .


Out of touch and out of focus
Ken Connor
May 8, 2010

"The chief purpose of government is to protect life. Abandon that and you have abandoned all." Thomas Jefferson One of the most compelling arguments made . . .


The consequences of religious apathy
Ken Connor
April 30, 2010

"Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith." Alexis de Tocqueville In his treatise, The Christian Manifesto, published in 1 . . .


Free to choose what's right
Ken Connor
April 23, 2010

"We can breathe the air of liberty only to the extent that we are ready to bear the burden of moral responsibility associated with it." Wilhelm Roepke "We . . .


Subsidizing bad behavior: the injustice of tort reform
Ken Connor
April 16, 2010

On April 5, 2010, the community of Montcoal, West Virginia was devastated when an explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine took the lives of 29 men. For the . . .


Tea anyone?
Ken Connor
April 9, 2010

It's been almost a year since America's Tea Party protesters first gathered to voice their opposition to Washington's profligate ways. What began as a loosely . . .


An Easter people: the centrality of the resurrection
Ken Connor
April 2, 2010

In recent weeks, some local governments and activist groups around the country have made headlines for attempting to remove Good Friday from municipal calendars . . .


We've been had
Ken Connor
March 26, 2010

This time last week, Representative Bart Stupak (D-Michigan) was the hero of social conservatives who were anxious to secure binding language banning federal . . .


The economics of abortion
Ken Connor
March 19, 2010

"We are bound by an inescapable garment of mutuality: Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from the . . .


Boomsday: coming to a theater near you
Ken Connor
March 12, 2010

"Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent." Psalms 71:9 ESV "You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the . . .


Diagnosing "disorder"
Ken Connor
March 5, 2010

"For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories." Plato Over the course of the last century, Americans have become increasingly . . .


Credit culture: incentivizing greed and irresponsibility
Ken Connor
February 26, 2010

On February 22, 2010, nine months after President Obama signed the legislation, new credit card rules designed to protect consumers from the unscrupulous and . . .


Where's Al?
Ken Connor
February 19, 2010

"I'm like Punxsutawney Phil, but do you know what it means when I see my shadow? It means the earth is dying. Have you been outside today? It's 60 degrees in . . .


Taking care of people, not problems
Ken Connor
February 12, 2010

Three years ago, the medical community was stunned when Rom Houben — diagnosed to have been in a persistent vegetative state since a horrific car crash in 1983  . . .


Change you can believe in
Ken Connor
February 5, 2010

"We have met the enemy and he is us." -Pogo Possum On January 24, 1995, President Bill Clinton delivered his State of the Union address to a Congress that . . .


(Mis)reading the tea leaves
Ken Connor
January 29, 2010

Anyone but Bush. This was a popular and oft-repeated phrase during the twilight of our 43rd president's first term. People incensed by the war in Iraq, people . . .


Whose sin?
Ken Connor
January 22, 2010

"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do . . .


Haggling over price
Ken Connor
January 15, 2010

Less than a month ago, on December 19, 2009, all eyes in Washington were fixed on one man: Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat from Nebraska. Senator Nelson found . . .


Taming the Tiger
Ken Connor
January 8, 2010

Unless you've been living under a rock or were recently abducted by aliens, chances are you've heard about Tiger Woods' humiliating exposure as a serial . . .


The wonder of the incarnation
Ken Connor
December 22, 2009

Have you ever noticed how, when it comes to the rich and powerful, the most impressive people are those that eschew the many benefits of their position in favor . . .


The bondage of debt
Ken Connor
December 18, 2009

The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is the slave of the lender. (Proverbs 22:7 ESV) In the Old Testament book of Proverbs, King Solomon details . . .


Principle v. pragmatism
Ken Connor
December 11, 2009

There's nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos." -Jim Hightower, Texas commentator and humorist As the political seas . . .


Global warming in the hot seat
Ken Connor
December 4, 2009

"... to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough — the prime requisite is rightly to apply it." -Rene Descartes "Don't bother me with facts, Son. I've . . .


Pull up a chair
Ken Connor
November 25, 2009

In anticipation of Senate Democrats' introduction of an $849 billion dollar plan to overhaul the nation's health care system, Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn last . . .


Free to choose
Ken Connor
November 20, 2009

Affordability, accessibility, quality — the hallowed trifecta at the center of the debate over health care reform. Proponents of reform argue that these three . . .


Without life, no rights
Ken Connor
November 13, 2009

"The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in . . .


Planned Parenthood: your tax dollars at work
Ken Connor
November 6, 2009

"The most merciful thing that a large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it." -Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood "[Our goal is] . . .


Population control in an aging society
Ken Connor
October 30, 2009

Most would agree that conserving resources and minimizing adverse impacts on the environment make sense, but something has gone terribly awry within the Green . . .


End of life care should not end life
Ken Connor
October 23, 2009

The subject of how best to honor and care for those facing death due to terminal illness or old age has always been controversial. As talk of "death panels" . . .


Welcome to the school of social engineering
Ken Connor
October 16, 2009

In the wake of the controversial dismissal of Green Jobs Czar Van Jones, another of the President's men has been attracting negative attention. The President . . .


Celebrity justice in a just society
Ken Connor
October 9, 2009

"The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes." -Lady Marguerite Blessington Cynics say the term  . . .


The time for transparency is now
Ken Connor
October 2, 2009

"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." -Thomas Jefferson The principle of . . .


Pounding the table: health care and the race card
Ken Connor
September 25, 2009

There's an old adage popular among lawyers: If your case is weak on the law, pound the facts. If it's weak on the facts, pound the law. If your case is weak . . .


Warning: Obamacare may be hazardous to the unborn
Ken Connor
September 18, 2009

President Obama attempted to allay the concerns of pro-life advocates last week by assuring Americans that federal funding for abortion will not be included in  . . .


Tort reform: remedy or red herring?
Ken Connor
September 11, 2009

"In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the . . .


Blinded by the light of discovery
Ken Connor
September 4, 2009

Sometimes fairy tales are better than non-fiction at communicating essential truths. Anyone who has read Shakespeare or been transfixed by the tales of Tolkien . . .


Something's got to give
Ken Connor
August 28, 2009

This has been the "Summer of the Senior" in America. While the health care debate has raged, senior citizens have been front and center at town hall events, . . .


Don't let your wants hurt you
Ken Connor
August 21, 2009

"We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty or profusion and servitude. If we run into such . . .


Is this America's better history?
Ken Connor
August 14, 2009

Ask any politician in the free world, and they will tell you that intense public scrutiny and uncomfortable clashes with detractors are all in a day's work for . . .


Seniors left behind?
Ken Connor
August 7, 2009

One of the most controversial issues of the current health care reform debate is the concept of health care rationing — allocating medical care according to . . .


Frankenstein's folly
Ken Connor
August 1, 2009

"None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science." — Dr. Victor Frankenstein, from Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein  . . .


Christian charity: good news in hard times
Ken Connor
July 24, 2009

"If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward . . .


Science: theists need not apply
Ken Connor
July 17, 2009

Religious bigotry is alive and well in the scientific community, as evidenced by its response to President Obama's decision to appoint Dr. Francis Collins as . . .


Change: but in what direction?
Ken Connor
July 10, 2009

There is no doubt that President Obama's most valuable political asset is his remarkable charisma — his ability to send the spirit of the nation soaring on the . . .


Bread and circuses: America's cult of celebrity
Ken Connor
July 3, 2009

Last week, in the midst of President Obama's efforts to push unprecedented expansions of federal regulatory authority through Congress, North Korea's bellicose . . .


Government subsidy devalues marriage
Ken Connor
June 26, 2009

Last week President Obama signed a presidential memorandum authorizing special benefits for same-sex partners of federal workers. He touted the measure as a . . .


Reviving states' rights
Ken Connor
June 19, 2009

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people . . .


Religious liberty stops at the schoolhouse door
Ken Connor
June 13, 2009

In public school classrooms across the country, religious liberty is under assault. Last month in Florida, two Christian student leaders at Pace High School . . .


Assisted suicide endangers all
Ken Connor
June 7, 2009

Last week in Washington state a 66-year-old woman with terminal cancer made history as the first person to undergo physician-assisted suicide since that state . . .


Checkmate!
Ken Connor
May 29, 2009

The California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 signifies a major victory, not only for the people of California and for proponents of . . .


Respect or revulsion?
Ken Connor
May 21, 2009

In his much ballyhooed commencement address at Notre Dame, President Barack Obama urged protagonists in the abortion debate to respect the opinions of those . . .


GOP: Resurgence or R.I.P.?
Ken Connor
May 15, 2009

Contrary to popular reports by Democrats and members of the chattering class, the Republican Party is not dead — not yet. In the aftermath of the 2008 . . .


Judging the judges
Ken Connor
May 9, 2009

The minute Justice David Souter announced his imminent retirement from the Supreme Court, the media began to engage in rampant speculation about who President . . .


California dreaming: reasoned debate on gay marriage
Ken Connor
May 1, 2009

Carrie Prejean's show of support for traditional marriage in the Miss USA Pageant has provoked a firestorm of controversy. Responding to judge Perez Hilton's . . .


Obama vetoes religion in the public square
Ken Connor
April 24, 2009

The relationship between religion and politics has become murky in recent years. The effort of America's Founders to prevent the establishment of a state . . .


It's not easy being green
Ken Connor
April 18, 2009

I'm going green! Not because I'm a tree-hugger, nor because I have embraced some form of pantheistic environmentalism. Rather, it's because I'm concerned . . .


Prosecuting the prosecutors
Ken Connor
April 11, 2009

Many justice-hungry conservatives are angered at the recent dismissal of ex-Senator Ted Stevens's conviction for lying about gifts he received while in office.  . . .


Obamamania infects Notre Dame
Ken Connor
April 3, 2009

Controversy has erupted over Notre Dame's invitation to President Barack Obama to speak at its May commencement ceremony. The President will address the . . .


Pay to play--gambling with America's future
Ken Connor
March 27, 2009

Let's not kid ourselves. The prevailing modus operandi of Washington politicians — Democrats and Republicans alike — is "pay to play." Money is the "mother's . . .


America's faltering faith
Ken Connor
March 20, 2009

Americans appear to be losing faith in God and in our cultural institutions. Is the loss of confidence in one related to a loss of confidence in the other?  . . .


Science without limits
Ken Connor
March 13, 2009

On Monday, President Obama issued an executive order, removing the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) instituted by former . . .


Conduct and consequences: putting the bailout in perspective
Ken Connor
March 6, 2009

In a move that surprised no one, mega-insurer A.I.G. and car manufacturers General Motors and Chrysler have all asked the federal government for more bailout . . .


Who's a coward?
Ken Connor
February 27, 2009

President Obama's election as the first African-American President of the United States was symbolic of how far we've come over the last half-century since . . .


Pork and pitchforks
Ken Connor
February 20, 2009

Stimulus: "something that rouses or incites to activity" (Merriam-Webster) Barack Obama promised to get the economy's mojo working again with the passage of . . .


Nuts!
Ken Connor
February 14, 2009

American General Anthony McAuliffe sent a terse one-word response to the Nazi army that had surrounded his forces in Bastogne, Belgium and demanded his . . .


Old age ain't for sissies
Ken Connor
February 7, 2009

"Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD." -Leviticus 19:32 NIV Old age ain't for sissies — . . .


Science holds the key--or does it?
Ken Connor
January 31, 2009

"Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation." Thus, proclaimed Barack Obama in . . .


Obama: just a man
Ken Connor
January 23, 2009

"I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live . . .


Abortion's future rests with the young
Ken Connor
January 16, 2009

What is the future of the pro-life movement in our coming post-Republican political world? With a new President who strongly opposes any restrictions on . . .


Evicting God from the public square
Ken Connor
January 9, 2009

Militant atheists are intent on evicting God from the public square in America. The latest development is a suit filed by Michael Newdow against Supreme . . .


Charting a new course in the new year
Ken Connor
January 3, 2009

"Out with the old, in with the new!" Rarely have those words been uttered with more enthusiasm than at the beginning of 2009. 2008 was an historic and . . .


The true spirit of giving
Ken Connor
December 22, 2008

Christmas spending is down substantially this holiday season. So, too, is Christmas giving. The International Council of Shopping Centers has declared it an  . . .


One bill you can't afford to ignore
Ken Connor
December 19, 2008

'Tis the season to be spending! But in January, the joy of giving will give way to the pain of "payment due." Bills are not pleasant for anybody, but there . . .


America for sale
Ken Connor
December 12, 2008

The latest political scandal involving Illinois Governor Blagojevich comes as no surprise. In recent years, Americans have been inundated with scandal after . . .


Attention Walmart shoppers
Ken Connor
December 5, 2008

If actions speak louder than words, what do recent events at a New York state Walmart say about the state of American culture? On "Black Friday," two thousand . . .


Giving thanks in difficult times
Ken Connor
November 26, 2008

Thanksgiving comes at a difficult time this year. Our economy is imploding. Stocks are down and anxiety is up. Citigroup, one of the largest companies in the . . .


But regulation IS a good thing
Ken Connor
November 21, 2008

"Do to others as you would have them do to you." (Luke 6:31 NIV) Henry Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury and Chief Architect of the Wall Street Bailout, is . . .


Federal preemption: crony capitalism at its worst
Ken Connor
November 15, 2008

President George Bush likes to describe himself as a "conservative" but his track record doesn't back up his claim. Conservatives believe in limiting the . . .


Still a long way to go for equality
Ken Connor
November 7, 2008

The election of the first African-American President of the United States on Tuesday was a great moment in American history. Regardless of policy or party, the . . .


Vote to ensure representative government
Ken Connor
October 31, 2008

On Tuesday, we will choose the next leader of our country. No election in recent memory has been this important, publicized, and controversial. The next . . .


Politics and poverty
Ken Connor
October 24, 2008

The current economic crisis is impacting millions of Americans in their daily lives. From young people struggling to afford food and gas to old people watching . . .


Restoring conservatism
Ken Connor
October 17, 2008

If the election were held today, Barack Obama would be the new President of the United States of America. The latest Real Clear Politics average of national . . .


Carrots and sticks: the bailout and unintended consequences
Ken Connor
October 10, 2008

"If you subsidize something, you get more of it." — Ronald Reagan Everybody knows that incentives impact behavior. Parents provide allowances to get . . .


The chickens have come home to roost
Ken Connor
October 3, 2008

We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the . . .


Do the demented have a duty to die?
Ken Connor
September 26, 2008

A waste. A burden. That is how influential medical ethics expert Baroness Warnock views people suffering from dementia. Lady Warnock, a prominent adviser to the . . .


Protecting life and valuing family
Ken Connor
September 20, 2008

"Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one . . .


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