To begin this Lenten journey, we must first listen — and find reprieve in the silence thereby entering into a relationship with God. As Pope Leo XIV advised in his Message for Lent 2026, listening and fasting “opens paths towards liberation, making us ready and eager to contribute to building a civilization of love.” 

After the Revolutionary War was settled, many colonists thought their nearly decade-long struggle might be over. Far from it. The 13 colonies considered themselves independent entities, even though they were loosely bound together by the Articles of Confederation. 

We need a permitting framework that is rigorous but workable, environmentally responsible, and decisive. One that allows critical infrastructure to be evaluated thoroughly and then, once approved, actually built and put into service. And we need this framework today.

Greg and I know how to take off our chore boots, or wipe our feet, when we return inside the cabin, but our dear dog does not. Muddy paw prints decorate the wooden floors.

Do your natural favorite a huge favor. Back off. Take a long-distance look at what you are doing. How you are treating all your kids. 

As the tax filing season begins, Americans are seeing how the Working Families Tax Cuts are providing across-the-board tax relief that promises bigger paychecks and more opportunities to get ahead.

As an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and the longest-serving Native American in the House of Representatives, I see it as my responsibility to educate and spread awareness about Tribal issues to not only my colleagues in Congress, but to all Americans.

For the last couple of weeks, the news has been non-stop about a certain person being missing, perhaps kidnapped. I am saddened that a certain person’s mother is missing, but how many other people have become missing during this time frame? 50? 100? 1,000? I have no way of knowing.  

While Democrats seem to think they have found a potent weapon with which to blame Republicans and Donald Trump for rising electricity prices, the facts tell a far different story. No amount of political spin will change those.

Like the frustrated Republicans of a decade ago, today’s Democrats are furious at their elected official for the lack of change. But whereas the right is fighting to return quintessential American values to the fore, these leftists want to ditch those values altogether. Their vision can be summed up in one word: socialism.

While a majority of Americans – including Democrats, Republicans and Independents – support a photo ID as proof of citizenship, the House Democrats overwhelmingly rejected the idea. Why? It's either because of their severe anti-Trump affliction or they realize an awful lot of noncitizens are likely to vote for the party that promises open borders and more freebies for illegals. (Probably both.)

The Affordable, Reliable, Clean Energy Security Act aims to restore common sense to American energy policy.

Zweig reports that the 6-foot social distancing between school students (mostly ignored in Europe) was based on a questionable interpretation of an 1897 German study of bacteria, not viruses. Anthony Fauci, who promoted the 6-foot social distancing that delayed school openings, admitted in later congressional testimony that it lacked empirical support.

I decided I had to find Pete and Jim. I knew I would not be happy until I did. It can’t be that hard – the old chicken had given me the address. The next morning, I ask her if she knew where Ivy Hill Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio was. She stared at me and said, “west.”  

After more than a decade dealing with the so-called Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”), Americans are still struggling with rising health care costs.