
Mind reading is a tough business. How can we read Putin’s mind? Many pundits in recent days have tried. They have compared Putin’s intervention in Ukraine to Hitler’s Nazi-expansionist actions on the eve of World War II. This comparison insinuates
by Michael Collender13 Mar 2014, 12:03 PM PST0

On Monday, Michael Eric Dyson appeared on The ED Show on MSNBC, this time hosted by Joy Reid. He was introduced as someone knowledgeable in American history and Biblical theology. Dyson, a professor at Georgetown, then insinuated that the Bible’s
by Michael Collender26 Dec 2013, 5:50 PM PST0

I graduated from Village Christian High School the year after Fast & Furious star Paul Walker did. Many of Village Christian Schools’ students attended from elementary all the way through their senior year of high school. Each graduating class at that
by Michael Collender5 Dec 2013, 11:00 AM PST0

Tensions between Iran and Israel over nuclear power have put Iran back in the news. America is confronted with the question: how should we deal with Iran? John McCain has his own advice, which he shared with America during his
by Michael Collender29 Nov 2013, 1:44 PM PST0

Hanukkah is a glorious holiday. For Jews it is a reminder that the Jewish heritage is worth defending. It’s a memorial to the conviction that God directs history, which implies at times it is right to organize and resist tyrannous
by Michael Collender27 Nov 2013, 8:24 PM PST0

“No one has power with the wind to restrain the wind…” Ecclesiastes 8:8 In his most recent speech to the nation, President Obama urged the American people to support him should he choose to use extremely limited force to stop
by Michael Collender14 Sep 2013, 5:19 PM PST0

Hafez, the 11-year old son of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, reportedly posted a blistering taunt of President Obama on Facebook. Despite being deliberately antagonistic, his strategic analysis of the situation is remarkably cogent and pointed (suggesting an 11-year old might
by Michael Collender6 Sep 2013, 9:59 AM PST0
What happened to our leaders? Like many Americans, on October 3, 2008 my world changed. That afternoon, Congress had passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, also known as the Wall Street Bailout. Like many Americans, I had written
by Michael Collender23 Apr 2011, 6:24 AM PST0