Adam Arnesen | January 3, 2010
What does it really mean to be a man? The modern world expects a man who is focused on himself, on career, and on worldly success. The man of today is not expected by society to excel or to have ambition. The modern man must be in peak physical condition and it is acceptable that [...]
Adam Arnesen | November 26, 2009
Today is thanksgiving and I felt like I should depart from my typical political posts and talk about some of the things that I am grateful for. First and foremost I am grateful that I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am grateful for the knowledge that I [...]
Adam Arnesen | June 28, 2009
The following is an essay by Hyrum Arnesen, my brother, which won first place in the “America’s Freedom Festival at Provo” essay contest.
No civilization in history has succeeded in maintaining itself. Each one has risen to power, become prosperous, and eventually declined, falling into decay. Can any country escape this fateful cycle? [...]
Adam Arnesen | March 22, 2009
This last week and a half I’ve wanted several times to sit down and write about how things in this country need to change. I’ve wanted to point out what we’re doing wrong and point a blaming finger at those who seem to be responsible. I’ve decided, however, that this week none of [...]
Adam Arnesen | March 6, 2009
This week the California Supreme Court is hearing arguments regarding overturning Proposition 8. As you remember this was the initiative on the ballot in November 2008 that defined marriage as between a man and a woman. There hasn’t been nearly as much publicity about these hearings as there was in November regarding the [...]
Adam Arnesen | February 6, 2009
I was watching the news tonight and saw this clip. Every night recently NBC Nightly news has been doing a series entitled “Making a Difference.” Most of the stories they talk about are happy stories about humanitarians or people trying to make their community a better place. Tonight’s message, however, was a telling [...]
Adam Arnesen | October 9, 2008
On November 4, 2008, voters in California will head to the poles to vote on what perhaps is the most important social proposition in the history of our country. Proposition 8 proposes to “amend the California Constitution to specify that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” Marriage [...]
