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As we begin the countdown to the 250th anniversary of the formation of this nation, we should be thinking about the circumstances that made the foundation of the United States of America possible, what has undergirded the prosperity and relative peace we have enjoyed for almost two and a half centuries, and how best to ensure that the "...Read more

Last week, science writer Christopher Plain published a story in the online magazine The Debrief (which describes its subject matter as "Science, Tech and Defense for the Rebelliously Curious") about fossilized human footprints found in a desiccated lakebed in White Sands, New Mexico. According to the article, radiocarbon dating places the age...Read more

Women's basketball should dispel the tired platitude that the world would be a much kinder place if women ran it.

I just watched yet another video of WNBA player Caitlin Clark on the receiving end of inappropriately violent behavior during a game. This time, Clark's team, the Indiana Fever, was playing the Connecticut Sun. The Fever were up ...Read more

Opposition to President Donald Trump has become a mainstay of American daily life. If Trump advocates for something -- anything -- you can bet your life savings (if you still have any) that Democrats and Republicans in name only, or "RINOs" -- as well as the national anti-Trump media machine -- will come out against it.

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American institutions are suffering from a collapse in public support. Among the institutions worst affected are government, the press and education. One could be forgiven for believing that government must be the most important, given its pervasiveness in our lives and its law enforcement powers; followed by the media, which -- of late -- ...Read more

A fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, was severely damaged by a car bomb late last week, in what authorities are calling a deliberate terrorist attack. News reports have attributed the bombing to Guy Edward Bartkus, an emotionally troubled 25-year-old who appears to have been killed in the blast. Bartkus left behind social media ...Read more

The past few days have showcased a whirlwind of success for President Donald Trump.

On May 10, India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire, which Trump praised on social media as a consequence of "common sense and great intelligence" by representatives from both sides, while acknowledging that a more lasting peace remains a delicate ...Read more

The College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church has begun the conclave in Rome to elect the next pope. At this writing, the first vote has already been taken (without producing a replacement for the recently deceased Pope Francis), and by the time this column is published, the second vote will have been completed as well. Whether or not the ...Read more

A writer on X named Yehuda Teitelbaum posted a long thread earlier this week about the recently released report by the Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Bias at Harvard University. Teitelbaum was shocked at the incidents described in the report, as were many of those who commented on the thread.

The problem at ...Read more

Since the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, social media has been filled with expressions of loss and mourning, as well as opinions -- both positive and negative -- about Francis' time on the Throne of Peter. The deceased pontiff is being heralded for his warmth and generosity of spirit, particularly as directed at the poor and otherwise...Read more

It's that time of year again -- when the letters finally arrive announcing the decisions of colleges and universities, and when countless applicants find themselves disappointed -- if not distraught -- that they were rejected by their top schools. This is particularly frequently the case when the applicants' top choices were any of the Ivy ...Read more