by Kevin Bauder | Aug 9, 2017 | Accountability, Accreditation, Education
Under Executive Order 13781, President Trump has initiated a reorganization of the Executive Branch. Part of that reorganization involves soliciting suggestions for “in the organization and functioning of the executive branch.” Seeking to implement the...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 22, 2017 | Accountability, Conservatism, Economics, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics
“Governments Don’t Give People Rights,” by Donald J. Boudreaux at the Foundation for Economic Education. Rights pre-exist government. Therefore, even if – as most people believe – government is necessary to help to secure individuals’ rights,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jun 26, 2017 | Accountability, Argumentation and Debate, Culture, Epistemology, Logic and Argumentation, Our Alumni, Tradition
Central Seminary alumnus David DeBruyn notes, “The Internet has not only granted full democracy to all ideas, it has tended to flatten out all judgement, and scrap a sense of hierarchy of trustworthiness.” He adds, “The democracy of ideas is...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 28, 2016 | Accountability, Accreditation, America, Education
In the United States, accreditation for colleges and universities is not run by the government, but by private agencies. The various accrediting agencies are approved by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), which in turn is authorized but not governed...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 20, 2016 | Accountability, Christianity, Missions, Religious Freedom
The government has a new reporting system on religious activities that is aimed at teachers and parents. Read about it here.
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 5, 2016 | Accountability, America, Christianity, Church History, Conservatism, Politics, Religious Freedom
I’ve occasionally written and spoken against David Barton’s largely fictional account of American history. Particularly egregious is Barton’s book, The Jefferson Lies, which was challenged by Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter in Getting...