It was 1969, and our soldiers were fighting in Vietnam. A high-priority message was received by one of our ham operators to be delivered to a family living in Herman, Pennsylvania. That was the exact place where I lived at St. Fidelis. With pen and paper in hand, I told the operator to send it.

Christmas is nearly upon us, but in The Good Life, the spirit of the season lasts all month long.

This year, as we celebrate Christmas, let’s take a cue from the shepherds. Take the time to pause amid the chaos of work to reflect on the miracle of Christ’s birth.

There’s one more message the GOP needs. It’s not enough to make the positive case for their own priorities. They need to relentlessly remind Americans of the danger posed by Democrats. This isn’t hard. The return of crippling inflation. The collapse of our borders once again. Higher taxes on the middle class.

I always liked wheat harvesting season. It was summer. Even the straw bales were about half the weight of hay bales.

Overall, Russia’s daily attacks on civilians have resulted in 3,018 child casualties – comprising 733 killed and 2,285 injured. According to the NGO, Save the Children, 43% of the children in the Ukrainian regions where they operate, suffer from symptoms of anxiety, fear, moodiness, and irritability. These children develop speech defects, uncontrollable twitching, terrifying nightmares, and scream in their sleep.

Give the gift of love to those who have less-than-joyful holiday experiences coloring their outlook on the holidays. Love them in the form of being understanding, patient and caring. And one of the greatest gifts you can give is to Just. Be. Present.

Lingering tax uncertainty makes the U.S. a less attractive place to do business and invest. It also hurts tax compliance. The U.S. must not fall behind in this rapidly growing market.

Christmas is the story of Heaven coming to earth. Heaven is a place where Peace, Joy, Life and Love never end. Heaven is a place where God accepts anyone who sincerely seek Him from their hearts. 

Some traditions stay the same, no matter how much time passes. They continue unchanged, flowing from generation to generation. I will always set a candle in the center of my pressed tin holiday wreath, just as my mother did as far back as I can remember, and her mother did long before my childhood memories.

Remember, almost nothing is worth arguing over. And those things you want to argue over, likely you can do little about – especially if they are in faraway Washington, D.C. Grasp the amazing miracle of being a living being on the only planet that we know that supports life. This is nothing to take for granted.

Any framework that treats antisemitism primarily as a reaction to Israeli power reverses cause and effect, mistaking a centuries-old, lethal hatred for a modern political grievance. To ignore that is not merely an academic blind spot. It is a moral hazard.

Right now, the world is at a crossroads: Do we supercharge AI innovation, or do we clamp down before it’s too late? The debate is taking place, live, on two opposite paths. One is taken by Europe, the other by China.

Republicans have delivered the results that the American people voted for this year – and I look forward to continuing the progress in the new year.

One of the telltale signs of a bad meeting is food. If you walk into a conference room and there are donuts or bagels, coffee, juices and soft drinks, you're in for a long meeting. It's even worse when the dimwit who demanded the meeting orders sandwiches around noon. You can kiss productivity goodbye for that entire day.