Prior to Abraham Lincoln's presidency there was no national Thanksgiving day. The commemoration of Thanksgiving varied from state to state according to the discretion of state leaders. Lincoln's Secretary of State, William Seward, wanted to increase national power over state power; he was one ...

Sometimes we’re thankful for the things we don’t get. This usually occurs in hindsight… Years ago, my husband and I thought we should move. We didn’t have a solid reason; we just wanted a change, a new perspective, a new ... something. We thought a new home would be the answer. So ...

Whence cometh the conviction, in America and even more in Britain and Europe, that open borders is the only moral immigration policy? Of course, not everyone believes that, and many who do stop short of saying so. But the contrast between the rhetoric and policies of the first two decades of ...

A few years ago, I was invited to speak at an event in Mobile, Alabama. Driving down from Indiana, I stopped for the night in Nashville, Tennessee, but on the way back, I decided to drive all the way from Mobile to Indianapolis. I had planned an early start, but, enjoying the company of good ...

Utah is known as one of the healthiest and most outdoors-oriented states in the country. We ski, hike, bike, fish, paddle, and live close to mountains that people travel thousands of miles to see. Communities from Ogden to Park City to Logan take pride in staying active and connected to the ...

There are plenty of serious questions to be asked about Jeffrey Epstein. Where did he get his money? Why did so many major figures hobnob with him long after his plea agreement on sex charges with minors? But when it comes to the ongoing Epstein fallout, there's something else going on: an ...