Shaped by the duplicity and the draconian demands of the nation’s COVID response during their high school years, and the proliferation of podcasts addressing family values, fiscal responsibility, and individual liberty, a new Yale Youth Study of 4,100 self-described registered…
Now well into his second term, President Trump has made energy policy the foundation of his economic agenda—and the results are increasingly visible. While Democrats argue that his tariffs have contributed to higher consumer prices, their focus overlooks a more…
In 2007, Minnesota’s Saint Agnes School, located in central St. Paul, was on the verge of default. With rapidly declining enrollment, an institution which for more than a century had been considered a cornerstone of Catholic primary and secondary education,…
“Today we pay tribute to the generations of Black legends, champions, warriors, and patriots who helped drive our country forward to greatness,” said President Donald Trump during a Black History Month ceremony in the East Room of the White House….
Some people are so miserable that only a star on the Walk of Fame would cheer them up. And then there is the rest of us, we who get excited about any silly little thing made for us lovingly, for…
In 2018, Starbucks made an incredibly stupid mistake. After two black men were arrested for refusing to leave a Philadelphia location, the company adopted a posture of total shame. It publicly apologized and announced that it would be closing all…
Carrie Underwood’s heartfelt rendition of “America the Beautiful” was a moment of unscripted brilliance that resonated deeply with the American spirit. What began as a technical glitch — a long pause where the national anthem refused to play —transformed into…
At CNN, the biggest annual tradition is its several-hours-long New Year’s Eve celebration. It used to star prime-time news anchor Anderson Cooper and one of his bosom buddies, comedienne Kathy Griffin, whose schtick mainly involved saying and doing supposedly outrageous…
One year ago, almost to the day, I used this column as a “post-wedding dispatch” to offer some (very) preliminary thoughts on marriage. The column was published five days after my wedding. Now, almost exactly one year later, I am…
