Unlawful crossings of the U.S.-Mexico border this year have dropped to the lowest levels since the early 1970s. In June alone, Border Patrol recorded just over 6,000 apprehensions at the southwest border for the entire month with ZERO released into the interior of the United States. Under the Biden Administration, the southern border would see more crossings in a single day.

Journalists remind the public, often at great personal risk, that truth is messy and theory must bow to evidence. Their gift is not perfection but rather curiosity, adaptability, and the humility to revise when the facts change

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is doing exactly what President Donald J. Trump hired her to do: Clean out a failed education bureaucracy, return power to states and parents, and put students – not Washington politics – first. That’s why Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is attacking her.

“Health care is a very complex issue. And I want to point this out, it is not the Republicans who broke American health care,” Rep. Johnson told reporters. “The Democrats broke health care when they created the unaffordable care act 15 years ago."

The UN COP30 failure was so spectacular that even the mainstream media could not paper over it. POLITICO cited a European government official asking: ‘What the (heck) are we even doing here?’ A great question indeed.

I have no evidence, but I’m convinced people have argued since the beginning of time. Adam and Eve probably disagreed daily about chores or responsibilities – and there wasn’t anyone else around to take sides.

Jesus is saying "Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others. I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners." I love this Bible verse so much I want it to be etched on my tombstone.

No doubt, I have written this before. I'm sure I've told it before. But around 20 years ago, I started calling Bill Fawley "the fourth commissioner," because so many newly elected commissioners were constantly seeking his advice on certain issues or policies. Needless to say, the "fourth commissioner" – and his institutional knowledge – will be missed by all.

To Bill’s family, I can only say that I am so deeply sorry for your loss. But selfishly, I’m also grateful that you shared him with all of us who had the honor of knowing and working with him. Thank you.

A not-so-glowing attribute of American democracy is the ability of voters to act shocked and blame whoever is in charge when things don’t go well. So, it makes twisted sense that, as 2026 approaches, the Trump administration should pay the political price for bad energy policies inherited from the Biden administration and Democratic governors.

On this particular Sunday evening, it had been raining but the sun was coming out. As we got to the Armstrong farm, on state Route 506, we could see flames coming out of the Armstrong’s barn. It had been struck by lightning. We stopped, and I headed to the barn.

This is not science fiction. It is happening now. And it raises a question: will commanders trust the machine’s logic when it diverges from human instinct?

Nearly three-quarters of Americans are overweight or obese. Our pet dogs are trimmer, but not by much. Nearly sixty percent of them weigh more than is considered healthy.

I often imagine what our creek valley was like, hundreds, if not thousands of years before Greg and I made our home here. I particularly wonder this time of year – that Osage orange time – the time when the large green fruits drop thunderously to the ground.

To say that Democrats are feeling down about Republicans and the nation is a generous understatement. Something needs to be done, and it’s probably too much to ask Democrats who live in a bubble of simmering hate to find their way back into fellowship with Americans on their own. We need an intervention.