The Press The term fourth estate was coined centuries ago in reference to the press and is enshrined in the First Amendment of our Constitution along with the freedom of speech and the right of the people to assemble. Now, in this third decade of the twenty-first century, all three of those freedoms are under attack—especially the press. Consider the recent 60 Minutes debacle along with CNN and The New York Times being called “fake news,” and the intent is … Read More »

Go Ye Forth and Categorize In Genesis, humankind was given the right to name and categorize living things. God formed every beast…and brought them to the man…and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. (Genesis, 2:19-20) With all the “beasts” named and put in their proper place, humans could make better sense of their surroundings. Fast … Read More »