Jacob’s Side of the Table
Churches: Don’t trade a ministry opportunity for rent checks. Running your own Christian preschool means keeping Christ at the center, choosing who…
Thomas Hampson
Writing for IFI since 2023 140 articles
About Thomas Hampson
Thomas Hampson is the Research and Investigations Specialist for Illinois Family Institute. He and his wife live in the suburbs of Chicago. They have been married for over 50 years and have three grown children.
Mr. Hampson is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served as an intelligence analyst in Western Europe. He later served as Chief Investigator for the Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission and as a board member of the Chicago Crime Commission.
His investigative work led him to found the Truth Alliance Foundation (TAF) and dedicate his life to protecting children. He hopes TAF will expand its reach to safeguard children across the United States and around the world.
Articles by Thomas Hampson
One Law for Everyone
LaSalle County’s anti-Sharia resolution misses the mark. We need enforceable laws that uphold the U.S. and Illinois Constitutions and protect everyone’s rights…
Good Intentions, Unprotected Children
"Good intentions" have left children completely unprotected. From failing schools to a federal court ruling that protects the private possession of AI-generated…
A Real Danger and the Harvest of Fear
AI poses real dangers, but fear is being exploited for profit and power. Big Tech invokes “safety” to stifle competition, politicians seek…
What We Saw, and What They Teach
History without the “who” and “why” isn’t history—it’s propaganda. Fairfax schools told teachers not to connect 9/11 with Islam while omitting the…
The Man Who Passed Every Background Check
Background checks are a tool, not a shield. As the statistics show, relying solely on them gives organizations a false sense of…
Child Trafficking in America Often Begins at Home
Most Americans think child trafficking is done by strangers in vans or overseas labor rings. The horrifying reality in our own country…
A Risk Worth Taking?
In 2011, Anthony Fauci publicly defended dangerous gain-of-function research as a risk worth taking. Today, Americans are demanding answers about what was…
The Insiders
Long before radical ideologies captured public schools, stealth insiders were quietly hollowing out trusted Christian institutions from the inside. History reminds us…
No Conductor Required
A woman in my own congregation spends her Saturday mornings carrying groceries to families who, for one reason or another, cannot come…
For a Bowl of Stew
What is the Church trading away for the sake of convenience? Esau exchanged his birthright for a bowl of stew. Today, too…
The Sacrifice of Others
Every society sacrifices something. The question is: who gets sacrificed? When a culture rejects God's design, it's often children, families, and the…