A fiscal meteor is heading our way; everybody knows it. But our deeply secular ruling class seems to be banking on divine intervention to save the day. That speeding rock everyone can see is, of course, our national debt, which now stands at almost $37 trillion.
The naysayers have done an excellent job keeping us focused on the things that don’t matter so that they and their compatriots can continue to do real damage.
We do not have an invoice for Revere’s famous midnight ride, but he was not riding for pay. Whether or not Massachusetts paid him for his important work the night of April 18, 1775, we all remain in debt to him, and to those who answered his call.
Courage means feeling fear but behaving in a way that is noble and good, as the chaplains did when they acted on their deepest convictions aboard the SS Dorchester. Donald Trump once wrote that courage is not the absence of fear but “the ability to act effectively, in spite of fear.”
This week, HBO premiered a new documentary on the House Bill 6 scandal, "The Dark Money Game," by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (https://www.hbo.com/the-dark-money-game).
Self-government remains a fundamental American principle that admits no qualification or compromise. A commitment to republicanism underpinned the American Revolution in ways that demand a second look 250 years later.
Even in its most conservative projections, AI-driven booms in electricity use are poised to provide a once-in-a-generation opportunity – and imperative – to secure our grid against PRC cyber attacks
Someone once said, “Egg hunts are proof that your children can find things when they really want to.” God has a special Easter waiting just for you. It's there. If you look with the eyes of faith, you will find it.
While this may appear to be Trump starting a trade war, in reality it’s Trump ratcheting up a long-simmering war against the United States fought with protectionist trade policies, including by some of our closest allies.
The "third place" is a foreign concept to Gen Z and below. There’s no need to hang around the local diner to see what your friends are up to – check Instagram. Looking to meet a gal or guy on a Friday night? Forget the bar – just buy extra likes on Hinge.
As DOGE’s eye shifts to the Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calls on his defense leaders to accelerate their workforce and recapitalization plans by the end of the week, our national security ecosystem has an unprecedented opportunity to radically restructure and set itself not for yesterday’s wars, but tomorrow’s security.
Another feature on the McNary Farm was the orchard. It sat behind the main house, backed up to the property line. It was in a corner of the permanent pasture, but had its own fence to protect it from our imaginary cattle (remember, we had no livestock).
The reconciliation process consists of negotiations between the Senate and House to reach a compromise on federal spending and policies. It begins with a budget resolution, a bare bones blueprint that sets planned spending and revenue for the government.
