Gideon Strauss

Former CPJ trustee Tim Sherratt offers his reflections on President Obama’s State of the Union address in today’s Capital Commentary.

Ruth Melkonian-Hoover argues in today’s Capitol Commentary that a woman’s place is in politics. I am delighted that Dr. Melkonian-Hoover is teaching our daughter Tala comparative politics at Gordon College. A woman’s place is also in the seminar room!

Jim Skillen raises a big question in today’s Capitol Commentary:

On this Fourth of July let’s celebrate again the independence of our beloved country, its survival through a Civil War, its endurance through the world wars of last century, and its leadership in international affairs for almost a century. Yet in our celebrating we should reflect anew on what American “independence” has come to mean.

Steven Meyer writes about judicial activism and Supreme Court appointments:

The fact is, history shows that “liberals” and “conservatives” alike are driven less by outrage over judicial activism than by their own ideological groundings. Conservatives and liberals both embrace judicial activism and validate the use of litmus tests when it suits their purposes.

Read Dennis R. Hoover, Editor of The Review of Faith and International Affairs on Obama, Cairo, and Religious Freedom in today’s Capital Commentary.