When did we (the U.S.) stop wearing the white hat? Time for me to write about the Ukraine-Russia war and put my two cents in. I believe most of us acknowledge that the people most deserving and warranted for using the word 'sacrifice' belong to our women and men of the armed forces, law ...

“Affordability” has become the political word of the moment. Candidates from both parties promise more affordable housing and more affordable health care, and the frustration behind that rhetoric is real. But affordability has an economic meaning: lower prices. Econ 101 tells us there are ...

CCTV captured this (completely fake) conversation between President Donald Trump and a grocery store clerk yesterday. CLERK: That'll be $286.47, Mr. President. TRUMP: Did you swipe my customer rewards card? I thought the Twinkies were half off. CLERK: Yes, I did, but we're doing this ...

Regardless of how we define happiness and how we pursue it, individuals and a society are hurt when individual responsibility is over-run by a sense of entitlement. No one is entitled to another man’s effort or good luck. We are entitled to our own lives, our own liberty, and our own pursuit ...

Morality is a word that should inspire reflection, yet in America it often provokes discomfort, suspicion, or outright avoidance. Why are we so afraid of the term? The answer lies in both our history and our contemporary struggles with meaning. Historically, morality in America has been tied ...

The United States is confronting an existential threat — but not the kind defined by ships on the horizon or missiles in the air. The danger instead stems from a waning sense of national purpose and a growing doubt about America's global role. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the ...