Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the The American Spectator. As part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gained the authority to negotiate the price the government pays for prescription … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the National Catholic Register. For the last 22 years, Sept. 11 has become a somber day to memorialize the thousands of victims killed that day in 2001 by the homicidal bombers of Osama … Continue reading
When Lorie Smith, owner of a Colorado website design business, thought about expanding her business to include websites for those planning traditional weddings (one man and one woman), she was understandably concerned that such a business expansion could put her … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in National Review. Earlier this month the King’s College in New York City announced it was canceling classes for the fall semester, laying off most of its faculty and staff, and struggling to recover … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. Much is being said right now about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. The reason, of course, is the new film on Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan. The … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. The following article is excerpted from a speech delivered by the author in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for Grove City College’s Institute for Faith & Freedom on June 6, 2023. The video … Continue reading
On Aug. 2, 1923, President Warren Harding unexpectedly fell ill and died while visiting San Francisco. Five hours later, America had a new president: Calvin Coolidge, a man driven by humility, respect, civility, and compassion. At 2:47 a.m. on Aug. … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. The Dobbs decision striking down Roe v. Wade has led to shrill outcries by providers of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy. Both are lucrative, high-growth commercial industries enjoying increasing demand, thanks in part to rising infertility and … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. The latest abysmally low birth rates from North America, Europe, and Asia continue to alarm business leaders and policy makers, as well they should. In Europe, only France is within … Continue reading
Undoubtedly you heard that several days in early July were the “hottest days ever” for good old Planet Earth. The source of that story was an entity called Climate Reanalyzer, affiliated with the University of Maine. It is worth noting … Continue reading
As you reached for the alarm this morning what were your first thoughts? Did this endless work ritual conjure up depressing emotions causing you to bury your head in the pillow? Did you immediately ask yourself, what is the point … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Crisis Magazine. “More children, less pets” was the catchy takeaway in worldwide coverage of Pope Francis’ joining Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on stage May 12, during a conference on Italy’s collapsing birthrates held near … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. In its last three terms, the Supreme Court has received a great deal of public attention — both positive and negative — due to its decisions on human sexuality (Bostock, Zarda) and … Continue reading
These are alarming numbers: In its recent State of the Global Workplace 2022 report, Gallup concluded that only 21% of workers are engaged and invested in their work. Over 70% of the nation’s employees are looking for new jobs. Most … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. “My great age, and the disease which is fast approaching my vitals, warn me that I shall not be long in this world. I trust in God that I may … Continue reading
Anheuser-Busch InBev is the world’s largest beer company with over 400 global brands. Among these brands is one of America’s leading light beers, Bud Light, known for its sophomoric, fun, and outlandish advertising characters like Spuds McKenzie and the Dilly-Dilly … Continue reading
Anne and Paul Ehrlich’s prediction in the late 1960s of the global overpopulation bomb has certainly fizzled out like a lot of doomsday predictions of the last few decades. Yet, human reproductive technology continues to make advancements. With those advancements … Continue reading
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at The American Spectator. “I feel only sympathy for the Russians. No people have suffered as much death.” That was the response of a colleague of mine, Jan, a Polish professor … Continue reading
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Crisis Magazine. “This is not communism. It is pure Christianity.” Yes, even Pope Francis, a man often accused of being soft on communism, understands. He offered that succinct assessment in … Continue reading
Today, April 15, is Jackie Robinson Day. This annual commemoration by Major League Baseball of its first black player, the man who broke the “color barrier,” began on April 15, 2004, when MLB officials celebrated Robinson’s April 15, 1947, debut … Continue reading
